Happy Inauguration!

The girls and I spent the morning watching the Presidential Inauguration of the 44th President.  To reinforce the Inauguration, we had another dinner election.  My 6.5 year old felt it was "unfair" that her choice didn't win.
Truth be told, we didn't vote for Barack Obama.  There are parts of his platform I vehemently disagree with, such as a redistribution of wealth.  I believe in true charity; you can't force the salvation of one's soul, nor can you teach someone about personal responsibility by giving him everything.  You must "teach a man to fish" not "give a man a fish."  I also disagree that it's a woman's choice to abort any time she feels like it;  even Obama admitted he's not against partial birth abortion.  To me, that's plain murder.  I've seen a 24 week old baby survive and THRIVE.  So there are parts of his presidency I will never agree with.
However, we cannot let that be where it ends.  We have a new president and we celebrated that today.   We're thrilled that America has a new president who represents where we want our country to be:  one where all men (and women!) are created equal.   And how amazing is it that people can disagree on candidates and yet the change in administration was peaceful. 
We had a great civics lesson today and learned that, even though "our guy" didn't win, we support and pray for our president.

I'm sure my 6.5 year old will enjoy dinner even if it's not the exact one she wanted :)

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Fun Quiz:
Who was the only president to be elected to 4 terms?
Who was the only president to be elected unanimously?
Who was the first president to also have a son serve as president?  Who was the second?



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