We are reminded every day that life if short, and then there are days that push it in our face.Today is a great day in many ways. For the first time we have a president who is not from Northwestern Europe - breaking both the color and culture barrier. And we have a president who has the support of the majority to make some much needed changes in response to a bad and worsening financial crisis, and who will protect the rights of the individual.But just as the giant wheel [...]