"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." - Excerpts from Martin Luther King’s I have a dream speech

Today is the the day the whole world has been waiting for. Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States and boy I am proud that I am witnessing the history being made (by watching via CNN.com Live). It’s not only because he will be the first black president but the magnitude of optimism and magic he has created around the globe has been truly inspirational.

Most people all over the world have great expectation from him as I do and as you may also do. This time is quite historical in the sense that the new president with the message of change is coming to Washington from the same state Abraham Lincoln came from i.e. Illinois. Not only that, he is taking presidency during which the whole world is in the midst of the financial crisis and uncertainty as never seen before since the great depression of 1930’s. But it is to be seen that if Obama can deliver the change people are looking for.

With so much expectation from both the people of America and all over the world, I wonder what will happen to those hopes if he fail.

The day is crucial not only because change is coming but also because Bush is going. In my opinion these are what Bush’s Legacy has left for us:

• Trillion dollar budget deficit
• Financial and Housing Crisis
• Highest unemployment since World War II
• The broken image of the US
• Guantanamo Bay Detention Center (I call it slap in the face of human rights)
• Two unfinished war in Iraq and Afghanistan already costing billions of dollar (some experts estimate trillions)
• Unstable Middle East
• Missile Crisis with Russia

Is there any other thing I’ve left?

So, folks lets hope for change!

It will take time but I am optimistic that it will come!

What do you think?