It has been a while

Now 42 days into Ottawa's transit strike, I have finally decided that there is a something worth blogging about. I don't want to talk about the buses yet again, especially since there is still no end in sight for the strike, and I am so sick of public transit that even if there were, I'd be reluctant to get back on.

Today was a good day for the World. The World. The reign of George W. Bush as leader of the "Free World" (i.e. the United States of we have the Bomb) has ended, and Barack Obama was sworn in as President. With any luck, this will mean a new era of US foreign policy. Perhaps one that is far less confrontational, and one that aims to correct some of the damage, both physical and economic that our neighbours to the south have inflicted upon the globe in the past eight years.

It will remain to be seen if any change actually occurs, but Obama talks the talk. Starting tomorrow, he claims he will immediately begin working on a nearly 1 trillion dollar stimulus package, and begin the process of preparing to withdraw from Iraq within the next 16 months. Probably more productive than Bush's first day in office back in 2001.

So I wish the Americans well in their celebrations, and hope to see some positive change from their nation in the near future!

And I hope the buses get back on the road, especially before the new President comes to visit our nation's capital (but that's a rant for another day)!