The rise of Barack Obama to the US presidency marks an historic change in the temperature of the world, it’s politics and the way The United States of America exists in the world. Not as a bully or victim but as a cohesive society that strides into the future with hope and a confidence for real change.

Welcome, Mr President Obama.

It is the quality and timing of the choices that this man makes that will determine what happens for billions of people. So far, so good. There are bound to be problems along the way, but at least some respect will return to The White House.

What happens is not, we must remember, due to the actions of a man but the nation that is listening to what he says. It seems that people will listen to what Obama says. It seems that he will take responsible actions and not necessarily what everyone else thinks he “should” or “must” do.

One of the first things you can see now is the new http://whitehouse.gov – their blog – Change has come to The White House explains things quite nicely. Previously, visiting US government websites felt like you endorsed something awful, probably risky. Now it seems like a very interesting website.