Renewed Respect for the American Flag?
You have to wonder if the renewed hope for America and the esteem given the American flag because of the inauguration will last into the future. I hope so, because it seems like the United States’ reputation was tarnished a bit on the world stage by the events of the last eight years. I’m sure our previous president tried his best; it’s just that his best wasn’t very good. Not that all the bad things that happened during his administration can be blamed on him, any more than they can be for the new president. But there was an atmosphere of neglect that seemed to characterize the president’s term in office. It will be interesting to see if history records it that way.