Wide-eyed Optimist on Obama

I am unapologetically taken with Obama.  I must say that I truly thought that George Bush was a small man.  I think it takes a very big person to be President.  Bush was loved by those closest to him who saw how loyal he was to his friends and that he did want to be a hero to his country.  He fell miserably short though, because he did not have the emotional/intellectual capacity to conceive of the Presidency.  Obama does, and moreover he seems to be a very good manager as well, or at least very good at inspiring others to manage well and become leaders, too.  Seth Godin outlined the difference between leaders and managers.  I met a leader in my first job at a drug store when I was in high school. Unfortunately she never was ableto break out of the financial and cultural constraints on women at the time.  Bush turned out to be neither a leader nor a good manager.  Obama has surrounded himself with leaders.  They will do a great job managing, too.  I had tears in my eyes as I listened to Reverend Lowry give the benediction.  I am very happy for all people of color.  I can only begin to imagine what they feel.  Yet, part of me wishes we had been celebrating Hillary Clinton as the first woman President.  I think it is a type of denial for women to say things such as "I don't like women bosses."  I have worked with many women over the years who would have made great bosses, but that option was never open to them.  Anyways, I am excited and feel safe having Obama in charge.  May he and Hillary do well.