Yesterday was an historic day in world politics: Barack Obama became America’s first black president and probably the most powerful man in the world.

He’s an intelligent, eloquent man and a significant improvement on the clown they elected, twice, before him. The early signs are good. There’s a chance for change, for things to get better, for the world to wake up and make our planet a better place.

He’s still a politician though and can’t be trusted.

Websites all over the world have been spewing their thoughts on this historic day for a while. There’s been an avalanche of advice for the new President and I’d like to add my own carefully considered advice:

Don’t fuck it up

That’s all I’m saying on this matter.