Change?

And so, a new era begins. Can one man truly bring about CHANGE? I'm skeptical, especially with his history of staying on one side of the aisle and minimal experience. But, there certainly are legions of highly excited people (especially in academia - many of my colleagues). On the Republican side, there certainly wasn't the kind of excitement that Obama generated. Is it anything more than disillusionment with the current group? A little bit, I know. How much can one person really affect anyways? In the big picture, I don't think it is much, especially with congress also appearing to go democratic. I wonder, though, that with this CHANGE, will there be a greater confidence by many which will provide fuel to the economy? So, a collective pulling out of the recession by a increase in confidence rather than any policy changes? We'll see.....