Human Life is Much More than a Distraction

Human Life is Much More than a Distraction

Don't underestimate the power of President Barack Obama. This White House administration marks an age of transformation -- Obama said so himself. And let's face it, D.C. is certainly changing.

"The day I'm inaugurated, the country looks at itself differently. And don't underestimate that power. Don't underestimate that transformation," then-senator Barack Obama told the National Urban League two years ago. He was talking about the historic fact that he would be the first black president of the United States, a fact greeted by bipartisan applause.

But the transformation did not stop there. And transformation...