Obama, meet Osama.

You know what really bug me about us Canadians? We don't give a rat's ass about our Canadian politics, and we show it by not voting because according to us, all the candidates suck. I was listening to the news in the truck today, and the presidential swearing-in was being broadcast all over Toronto. Apparently, it was also broadcast on a bigscreen in the middle of Dundas Square, and the reporter covering the event said Torontonians were crying, laughing, dancing and overall just celebrating Barack Obama's new presidency.

Just making a point. We won't even VOTE for a new leader in Canada because we're so apathetic about it, but we're all terribly excited about the President.

Not that I blame anyone. I am personally thrilled that for the first time ever, there is a black president in the White House, and it just goes to show you how far we've come, in some respects anyway. I think Obama will do a good job, too. He's fairly young, optomistic, and idealistic, but a realist. In fact, he reminds me of JFK. JFK had his faults, but still, everyone bloody loved him because he had a genuine interest in improving the country.

I kinda knew he was a shoo-in for the winner, too. If you ask me, I think people were getting sick of the good ol' boys club from the South and as far as I'm concerned, John McCain didn't stand a chance.

My only concern for Barack Obama is if he's going to be able to live up to everyone's expectations. I believe he'll keep his promises, but I think a lot of people have built him up as some kind of superhero and that's a lot of pressure to deal with. He'll make some small boo boo and people everywhere will be shakiing their heads in disappointment..When George Bush was elected, people sat back and said, "Well, I wonder how THIS one's gonna screw up the country." Barack Obama, however, got everyone so stirred up I don't think they'll settle down for some time. His slogan promises of hope and change actually made a difference in the way everyone in the world thought about politics, like for the first time, real change was possible.

I certainly hope so, and again, I wish him the best of luck.

I hope that he finds Osama Bin Laden one day and kicks the living shit out of him.

GO, OBAMA!