Today is a great day in the history of the United States and of the world! It was indeed wonderful to see Barack Obama sworn in as the President of the United States! I am really excited by the thought of having an intelligent, rational and progressive president in the USA. He has a very tough job ahead of him, cleaning up all the rubbish he has inherited. His speech was, as always, superbly delivered. He set the expectations, hinting at the issues facing the nation.

Obama has come a long way. My favourite picture of Obama and …