The item appeared in the New York Times on Wednesday, the day after the inauguration; the article is directed at the nation as a whole.
Apparently, the writer is someone who is an Obama supporter onmany different levels. The writer thinks it's good that we have ablack president; however the writer also is very much aware and stressesthe "issues at hand", and how important it is to solve them - thisis the problem as the writer summarizes. It is now time to accept change, and Obama has a chance to be monumental with this opportunity.
