The Coolest One

It was a small thing but did y’all see President-elect Barack Obama descending from the plane in D.C. yesterday?  Folks, we have entered a new era in more ways than one… this dude came off the plane like the coolest dude on earth.  He was on some James Bond-vibe.  Dude… uh, President Dude… umm, Mr. President-elect Dude came off the plane in shades.  I’ve never seen a president in shades… in any country.  Swag was overflowing when he approached the motorcade… he was moving like he needed a theme song ["no one in the hemisphere got swagga like us..."].  I don’t usually jock cats like this but it was something to see. 

Watching him made all that talk of whether Barack is “Black enough” even more laughable.  There is an unmistakable sense of style and grace the brother brings to the Office that transcends race and yet is inherent in his Blackness.  Again, I don’t want blow this thing up out of proportion but I think we’re seeing little signs of what the next four years will be like… i.e. a President you can be proud to call your own. 

Obviously, I’m still floating… still feeling different… in a good way.  I am hopeful and optimistic that good stuff is coming.  He is methodically building his team while still remaining visible enough to let folks know he is on point.  If we let it unfold right, the next four years [eight years?] are going to be straight.  One thing I’m sure of is when some sh*t pops off the President will be cool.