Obama Wall in Washington, DC

I wandered down by the monuments this afternoon, thinking I would see military types. It is almost veterans day after all. Instead I found an Obama wall.

Avaaz (sort of an international version of Moveon.org) collected messages and photos from people in 189 countries and posted the messages on a wall at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial steps.

Passers-by added their own scrawls. They were messages of congratulations and anticipation. Many expressed their hope that Obama would tackle environmental problems, human rights violations, poverty, and violence.

It is going to be so nice to travel without having to hope nobody finds out where you are from. The people who make those Canadian flag emblems that backpackers have been using to disguise themselves better start making Obama buttons.