Obama on the $5 dollar bill!

I was chatting with a co-worker about the election and she said she was happy America chose Obama, but said "I'm just afraid they're going to kill him." They being ignorant hate-filled racists. In the wake of JFK and his brother, this has probably crossed all our minds at some point over the last 2 years. Bobby Kennedy was a brilliant strategist and he may have gone down as one of the greatest presidents ever, but his fate does not have to be revisited. Barack has had secret service protection ever since there was a hint of his running for President (that's right, we're on a first name basis now). A potential assassination attempt is not something to focus on; we all need to be positive as we enter this new era. I was actually encouraged by the recent foiling of a group of neo-Nazis that had a plan to kill Obama and several other politicians. According to officials, the plan was ill-conceived and never could have succeeded. That made me realize that evil is dumb. People that hate others for no other reason than the color of their skin are not bright enough to even get close to the President of the United States in this day and age. I'm guessing that the secret service have learned a few things over the last 40 years and we should not give our President's safety a second thought.

I am so excited about the international response to our election. Europe was throwing parties and even Iran congratulated Obama. I think he will be able to heal many rifts in this world and start some positive dialogues. We may soon be able to travel abroad and not pretend the be Canadian, eh?

Lincoln has his face on a bill and a coin. I propose that after his 2 terms, we give the five to Obama.