Today, January 20th, the nation scraped Bush 43 off the sole of its shoe, and strapped on the shiny new Obama roller skates. I watched an hour of the cable news coverage this morning, including the entire inaugural address. From what I could see on television, it looked like Obama attracted a pretty fair turnout, like an ocean of people, nearly two million by one estimate I heard. A televised moment worth remembering -- Chief Justice Roberts mixing up the oath of office and Obama's grin which seemed to say, "You wouldn't have this job if it had been up to me." I also got a kick out of the expression on W's face while he listened to Obama reel off the long list of things that will be done differently starting now.
This afternoon I was running errands and listened to a little of Hannity's show on AM radio. I didn't think the conservatives could give it a rest for one day, and I was right. Bitch, bitch, bitch. I remember how I felt on inauguration day in 2001, so I can understand what people like Hannity and his listeners are going through... it's tough when the country tells your party to pound sand. There's a remote possibility that Obama will catch the breaks and things will get better before 2010, which puts additional pressure on the Republicans. After running the show for so many years, the thought of being on the back bench for a long time has them in a snit.
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