Congratulations, Mr. President

Congratulations, Mr. President, Barack Obama. May God bless you and may God bless America.

And thanks to former President George Bush for his eight years of service to our nation. Only history and the Good Lord have the right to judge him.

It's time to move forward and work and pray for the success of our new President.

Today, at ten o'clock Mountain Time, my students and I sat down and watched the live inauguration. After it was over, we honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose day was celebrated in most of the United States--but not in Idaho--yesterday.

As I presented this, I realized how far this nation has come in my lifetime of 49 years. When I was a kid, the South still had Jim Crow laws and segregation. I remember the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. We've come far. And I'm proud.

Mystery Airman for June 16

Nobody guessed on the previous mystery airman. It was our former President, George H.W. Bush. President Bush ditched in the sea and was rescued by an American submarine. Other flyboys in this area were less lucky. For more on their ordeal, I highly recommend Jim Bradley's 'Flyboys', not to be confused with the WWI movie of the same name.



President Bush parachuted out of his Avenger torpedo bomber. His two crewmen were killed when the aircraft hit the ocean. A few years ago, President Bush took another parachute jump, this time for fun.
President Bush is shown here on a parachute jump in 2004 to celebrate his 80th Birthday.