My American friends have been sending me emails full of “A new day is dawning,” type prose. Perhaps I have lived in cynical Britain for so long – or maybe too long – cause my initial reaction is that maybe everybody is getting just a wee bit too excited. But then I thought, why not revel in the excitement? There is nothing in this whole world more invigorating as the first month of a new love affair. Those of us who have been around the block know that the joy and passion can’t last at those levels but we do it anyway and there is no denying it is wonderful. In time, with luck, the exuberance of the beginnings morphs into comfortable, sustainable, living – without luck, it ends in tears.
So go wild America, revel in your overexcitement, speak fluorescently about the promise of tomorrow – just remember that every mountain climber has to come down. Whether it is a soft descent or a plummet is down to skill, preparation, teamwork but also – providence.
Good luck Mr President and good luck America.