Tomorrow I, and many of my friends in my dorm, are going to get up to watch the inauguration (the festivities start at 8:30AM PST). Getting college students to get up for anything that early in the morning, even class, is hard. Getting them up for a speech and ceremony that will be recorded and therefore could be watched at any time can easily be classified as miraculous. My roommate, who has been known to sleep through lunch, professed downright disdain for anyone unwilling to wake up for this monumental moment.

If Obama can accomplish that then surely he can fix a trifling thing like the economy. Apparently, I am not alone in my thoughts. A recent New York Times poll shows that 83% of Americans think we are worse off now than five years ago, admitting that we are in some pretty tough times. Yet, despite that, 61% think that we will be better off in five years (and only 19% think that we will be worse off).

So, I’m going to wake up early tomorrow, hear the speech of our new president and dearly hope that he can turn this economy around. Will you be doing the same?

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