All indications are that there will be a long honeymoon between the American people and President Obama. I certainly hope it will be so, since a long honeymoon will mean that the President is serving the vast majority of Americans. Perhaps President Obama coming to office with so little political experience is a blessing, perhaps he will not fall into the partisan politics and rhetoric that is the major sport of Washington, D.C. and the political pundits.

There are times in your life when you know you are experiencing history, for better or worst. For some it is where they were on December 7, 1941, November 22, 1963, July 21, 1969, or September 11, 2001. For others a date may not be attached, just the moment: Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the Berlin Wall coming down, or watching Nelson Mandela gain his freedom.

This inauguration was such a moment.

So, given this honeymoon, no comments here on the inauguration or President Obama’s speech – just some basking in the moment.  

For most of the mainstream media the honeymoon ended long ago, they are now married to Mr. Obama. It will bear watching to see if/when the Fourth Estate decides the marriage was not all they thought it will be.

For now however, let us “let freedom ring” and allow America once again to show the world that in our nation, despite all our flaws, anything is possible.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;…”

But, why is it that government, especially Democrats, find it so difficult just to “get along”?

In America there must be tens or perhaps hundreds of thousands of priests, ministers, pastors, rabbis, clerics, etc. who could be selected to lead prayers at a president’s inauguration. Why does the President-Elect have to select Rev. Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, who is openly gay -- and whose selection prompted a worldwide global schism within the Anglican Church and Rev. Rick Warren, an evangelical, who has tremendous opposition in the gay community?

Could he not find a religious leader without the baggage?

Further, Mr. Obama selected Rev. Sharon Watkins, the first woman to head a major denominational body, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Rev. Joseph Lowery the legendary civil rights leader.

Four Protestant preachers, not a Muslim, Jew or Catholic to be found.

Protestants make up ~51% of the U.S. population, while Roman Catholics are “only” 24%, Jews are less than 2%, and Muslims less than 1%.

Change we can believe in would include bringing together the various faiths we are free to practice.