--The excitement is building for Barack Obama’s inauguration tomorrow, with the soon-to-be president (along with VP-Elect Joe Biden) retracing Abraham Lincoln’s rail journey to his inauguration in 1861. There is much good will and hope surrounding the “changing of the guard”. May the new president depart from the ways of his predecessor and take to heart George Washington’s warning not to get entangled in any pointless and costly adventures abroad.
--A U.S. Airways passenger jet, containing 155 living souls, successfully “crash” landed on the Hudson River after an encounter with flocks of geese knocked out both of its engines. Not one life was lost in this “miracle on the Hudson”, as New York Governor Paterson termed it (other than those of the geese, that is).
--Today is the national holiday commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The civil rights leader would have been 80 had his life been so senselessly cut short by an assassin’s bullet.
--Israel has declared a unilateral cease fire in its conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. It will keep its army there, though. Hamas has vowed not to respect the cease fire. I don’t understand Israel’s cease fire declaration when it’s obvious that the armed conflict is by no means over. Perhaps this is an attempt to acknowledge the efforts of its allies abroad to bring about peace in the area.
--So the stage is set for this year’s Super Bowl: Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers. The Cardinals, considered by many of the so-called media football experts as the worst team in the playoffs, won the National Conference championship with an exciting 32-25 win over Philadelphia. And the Steelers slugged it out in the frigid snow at home with Baltimore, earning a very hard-fought 23-14 victory. I’ll be pulling for the Cardinals at the Super Bowl, which will be held on February 8 in Tampa.
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