Obama’s Inaugural Address: Reflections

We were glued to the television at midnight last night, eagerly anticipating, as the whole world watched with bated breath and excitement, the first speech that Barack Obama was going to give as President of the United States. Whoever wrote, “When America sneezes the world catches a cold” was absolutely right, because this most powerful nation has an effect even on the lives of ordinary people thousands of miles away.

Green is In!

So here we are, a little speck on the planet’s map, knowing that what he says is important, that more than just our Filipino politicians copying his campaign strategies for the Philippines’ 2010 campaign the new directions he will take his country in will be the direction his country will “bully” us into.

For the first time, I am happy to look up to America as a world leader because Obama promises to focus on saving the planet, and if America can start the trend of more prosperous nations being sensitive about consuming the world’s resources to the disadvantage or exclusion of those nations that are less powerful, then “Hurray!”

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