Love him or hate him, today is the big day of transitition, and one which promises to be a big spectacle. Obama will become the 44th President of the United States at noon, EST.
With the crowds and celebrations all around me, this is the closest thing I’ve experienced to a Roman styled triumph. With all the pomp, with all the celebration, the Romans made sure of one thing: the one who is being led along the capitol in his triumph knew he was still a man. There would be someone next to him reminding him of this: “Respica te, hominem te memento.”
Today, I would like to remind Barack Obama: You are just a man.
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