Holding our breath.

Holding our breath, we cannot help but try and imagine what is waiting to greet our newly elected president and the country that chose him. January 20th will be President Obama's moment of truth - to fail or not to fail? It is inevitable however, that he will not escape criticism and will have to bear the burden of so many wishful people. For all of those struggling families mentioned in his emotional speeches along the campaign trail, will he live up to his promises? Were their stories, their lives used for career advancement or progress as a nation? Older generatitons remember newly elected leaders that held the faith of the nation in one hand while they crossed their fingers on the other. Younger generations, including my friends and peers, fling themselves on to the man who encapsulates the idea of a new day. January 20th will be a new day not to live in doubt and regret from past misdeeds created and left by a self-serving administration. Instead, it will be a moment to briefly reflect then turn on our heels and march towards a better future. For that we will hold our breath until we have arrived.