More thoughts on the New President

So I have been continually thinking about why I haven't had elation over the election of President Obama. I thought, perhaps, it was caused by my utter disgust at the government of W; in that I truly believed that the situation could not become worse. But now I believe it is because I have moved past any prejudice I may have had against people of color. I believe that any man deserves that for which he has striven his entire life, so since I believe that President Obama has worked hard, put shoulder to mill-stone, and paid his dues, I have no problem or wonderment that he has won.

This all stems from the fact that in all honesty I was expecting something phantasmagorical to happen once President Obama took the oath of office. I'm not really sure what I was expecting...perhaps some lightning, foreign invasion, or for his head to split open and a alien to step out...you know, something out of the ordinary. I have heard people marvelling at how peaceful the transition has been, and this worries me. Do people believe that there has been an UNpeaceful transition of power in U.S. History? Y'all know better, right? The civil war wasn't between rival factions who wanted their guy in the White House. It was about the sanctity of states' rights, discontent between Southern Conservatives, and Northern Liberals, and slavery (in that order). I think that this coded language means that the people saying it are surprised that Barak Obama has had no attempt made on his life, or the lives of his family members. For this I am VERY happy; however, there is a part of me that prays continually for the safety of his daughters.