YES We did!

[BarTopDancer]

Welcome President Obama!

You have some tough times ahead, but we have faith you can do so much more for this country. We know it will be hard, and painful, but we know your path is the one right for us and we'll try to be patient as change takes time.





(general we)

[keith - SuPeR K!]

*So excited.*

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Great speech.

[flippyshark]

I'm very happy I got to see this happen.

What I loved:

- the golf claps that greeted Rick Warren

- Aretha's awesome singing

- Obama's nod to the non-believers (Yay!)

- Obama's nod to science (double Yay!)

- Watching Dubya's squirmy demeanor during the speech.

- Sasha and Malia looking SO adorable!

- The amazing spectacle of so many people SO collectively excited.

So, who knows what comes next - maybe a new world, maybe the same old crap, but this is a moment to relish and remember.

[Gemini Cricket]

At first I thought Obama biffed the oath, but apparently it was Roberts who mixed things up.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

At first I thought Obama biffed the oath, but apparently it was Roberts who mixed things up.

I'm waiting for the lawsuits about how he's not really president.

Other observations:

Obama's speech was good until the end when it went into wind-up, big finish platitude mode.

Warren's content was inoffensive and seemed to fit Obama's basic message about cooperation and humility.

Glad to hear Justice Stevens sounding healthy.

Cheney looked like Dr. Strangelove.

The poem: skillet, skillet, skillet.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I'm waiting for the lawsuits about how he's not really president.

The oath of office is pure formality. According to the constitution, he was President the moment it hit 12PM eastern, oath or no oath.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

The oath of office is pure formality. According to the constitution, he was President the moment it hit 12PM eastern, oath or no oath.

Technically yes, but according to some constitutional law eggheads I work with the power to sign legislation (ie closing Guantanamo bay) is dependent on a successful completion of the oath. So there is a suggestion that the oath be readministered in private ASAP to forestall any future challenges.

[Moonliner]

And speaking of Guantanamo bay....

Does anyone know if Obama is shutting down:

Guantanamo bay naval station

or

Just the prison at Guantanamo bay naval station?

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I'm waiting for the lawsuits about how he's not really president.

Heh.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090122/...a_oath_do_over

After the flub heard around the world, President Barack Obama has taken the oath of office. Again. Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the oath to Obama on Wednesday night at the White House — a rare do-over. The surprise moment came in response to Tuesday's much-noticed stumble, when Roberts got the words of the oath a little off, which prompted Obama to do so, too.

Don't worry, the White House says: Obama has still been president since noon on Inauguration Day.

Nevertheless, Obama and Roberts went through the drill again out of what White House counsel Greg Craig called "an abundance of caution."

And this little nugget:

The president said he did not have his Bible with him, but that the oath was binding anyway.

Awesome that a president was sworn in without using the bible. Scary that there's a need to assure that a bible-free oath can be binding.