Good and faithfull servant, farewell.

I want to make mention of the exiting president, amidst all the history being made by our new president.

When Clinton left office he made four or five public rallies in airport hangars and on tarmacs on the very day of "Dubya's" inauguration. Bush staff noticed, curiously enough, that many of the "w" keys on the computers in the White House had been pried off.

Does anyone think that the new president and his staff will experience anything even approaching this? In fact, Former President George W. Bush (woah, first time I've written that) allowed President Obama (also a first to write for me), to serve as almost co-president for many weeks prior to the inauguration, and his farewells were done in private, his exit quiet and immediate. Gracious does not even begin to describe his attitude towards the incoming administration, and the new president in particular. It is a tradition for the outgoing president to leave a note to the incoming. In fact 41 and 43 had a father and son conversation on television not long ago, unique to only 2 families in American history - where you are supposed to physically leave the note. Reagan's to George H. is reported as reading: "Don't let the turkeys get you down!" I hope one day we are privy to what George W. left President Obama this afternoon.

Today Bush got as close to again being that man on the rubble, with the bull horn after 9/11, then at any other moment since that terrible day. Perhaps its fitting - he started his presidency with our darkest hour, and he was at his best. In a very bright hour of American history (laying my ideological differences aside) the ascension of the first black American to the highest office in the land, he again was at his best ... gracious, memorable ... presidential.

God's speed sir.