#44

So, what does #43 say to #44 as he's walking out the door?

What does the man who has held the most powerful position in the world for the last 8 years say to the man who now sits behind his desk, uses his phone, makes the decisions?

Does the envelope contain heartfelt words of prayer and well wishes?

Does the envelope contain some amazing secret that only the president himself gets to know?

Does the envelope contain partisan words of political mumbo-jumbo, and admonitions about what really lies ahead as he tries to "change" the way things have been done?

Does the envelope contain a key to the desk?

Ever since I saw the picture of the envelope left for President Obama by President Bush, with a simple "From #43 to #44" on the front, I've been intrigued. What does it say inside? I'm told that President Obama began his official day today with 10 minutes alone in the Oval Office with that envelope. 10 minutes before the weight of the world comes crashing down. With an envelope.

Aren't you curious too?