Welcome to the 44th President of The United States.  Black or white, Democrat or Republican, male or female, I think that everyone can agree that Obama has a certain charisma about him that the world needs right now.  He has the ability to inspire people and make them feel good about themselves and what they are doing, which are two traits that a leader (regardless if he is leading the nation or a small company) must have.

It is too early to tell what the effects of the Bush presidential legacy will be.  It would seem that most people would love to blame the outgoing President for many of the world’s problems, and while he does have to bear his share of the responsibility, those who would cast the first stone are mistaken.  You can point to 9/11 as the turning point of the Bush presidency – a time where he has the highest popularity rating of any President in modern history, and where it went from there.

Obama is one of the youngest Presidents of all time.  Only Grant, Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Clinton were younger (though Clinton aged ridiculously while in office.  Monica sucked the life right out of him.).  He is the first born in the 1960′s, the first President of that generation.  He is the first colored President, and the first born in Hawaii.  More importantly, he is the first President to embrace the digital medium of communication.  He sleeps with his BlackBerry, and uses the Internet as a means to interact with the public and to share his ideas, thoughts, and values.  Furthermore, despite his affliation with the Democratic Party, he does not mind crossing party lines in order to get things done.  All of these traits endear him to the people.  Not only in the United States, but around the world as well.

It is my hope that he can begin to fix some of the major problems currently occupying the United States.  A woeful economy, two wars, and crumbling infrastructure.  A nation who had lost faith in its previous leader.  The United States is the only true superpower left in the world.  As they go, the world goes.  If they are prosperous, then likely so shall we be.  As I am Canadian, I know how tightly our two countries are tied and we enevitibly follow, be the times good or bad.

Good luck to President Obama.  He has a lot of work to do.  It would seem that the weight of the world is truly riding on his shoulders.