YES We did!

[wendybeth]

So far, so good: Obama has ordered pay freezes for staff members, as well as limited the access and influence of lobbyists.

[JWBear]

The Obama girls had a sleep-over party with friends from school inaugural night. They watched movies in the White House theater, and had a surprise visit by the Jonas Brothers. I bet they’re having a blast!

[cirquelover]

The news said the Jonas brothers were the surprise at the end of their scavenger hunt. I thought that was pretty cool!

In other news.... it said Obama retook the oath of office today at the White House, so it's all official now.

[BarTopDancer]

What were the "controversial" orders he was going to sign during the first few days?

[Andrew]

Did you realize Beyonce's performance of "At Last" at the Neighborhood Ball was live? Watching MSNBC, where they came in halfway through and only stayed a minute, I didn't.

It was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnOQfjWfxDQ

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

What were the "controversial" orders he was going to sign during the first few days?

Well, he's gonna be dismantling the Constitution, but that's not scheduled until next week.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Leo - first of all, you said you had never heard of him. As if that is a valid point, somehow. I'm still rolling my eyes at that one.

My point in that was was that I had no preconceived notions about him at the start, as many here would have about, say, Rick Warren, that might lead them to jump to a certain conclusion at something he said. No, I do not consider myself an expert in the civil rights movement of the 60s.

It's amazing that you say people need to have a thicker skin when I can remember how outraged you would get at anything negative I posted about Obama. In fact, all I did originally was say I found that line to be offensive. I made no statements about how this man should never have been allowed to speak or that I was going on a letter writing campaign or that this was simply a sign of what to expect from the Obama Presidency. I said I found it offensive.

So whom would you say needs the thicker skin? Those that jump down my throat about making such a statement and those who have an aggressively adverse reaction to my one sentence, or the person who makes one comment about finding it offensive?

If you didn't find it offensive or support it, good for you. I found it tasteless and offensive. It isn't going to have an adverse effect on my life.... I made a comment.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Well, he's gonna be dismantling the Constitution, but that's not scheduled until next week.

Dammit. I thought he was supposed to be putting it back together.

[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.

[Alex]

More pleasing than that is that apparently there wasn't a bible within a few minutes reach at the White House. I'm guessing that wasn't true two days ago.