Nothing more than a reminder for my future self of this momentous day is this supposed to be. Had I the knowledge, the insight, the words to put the importance of today in context, the poignancy of the moment at 17:05GMT (12:05 local time in Washington), five minutes after schedule, when President-elect Barack Obama swore his oath of office, and went on to deliver his inaugural speech as President of the United States of America from the Capitol to the people stretching far along the Mall and watching on televisions all around the world, speaking of freedom, equality and generosity, it would be much more substantial. But I will say one thing: if this be wishy-washy, namby-pamby liberalism, then I for one am proud to be liberal.
Join me in welcoming the first African-American man to become the leader of America, President Barack Obama, as he begins his first four-year term in office, bringing on his arrival a brighter future for our world.
