First of all, how about a big shout out to all those patriots on Wall Street for that rousing vote of confidence in America today – a nice 332 point dump to take the Dow below 8000 for the first time since Christ left Pittsburgh. Way to put country first boys.My favorite part of the speech:
“Our challenges may be new, the instruments with which we meet them may be new, but those values upon which our success depends, honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old.
These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence: the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.”
My favorite moment of the day: When Sasha Obama gave her dad the big thumbs up after his speech. That one (to borrow a phrase) is just too cute for words. Aretha wasn’t bad, either.
My favorite inauguration moment ever: It was January 1973. Nixon II. No, I didn’t vote for him, but I knew a girl whose dad was a VIP. He was invited to one of the main Inaugural Balls, gave the tickets to her, and she invited me. How could I resist? My date enjoyed an occasional cocktail so we stopped someplace before the Ball. By the time we arrived at the Air & Space Museum she’d pounded down a half dozen tequila shots and at least a couple beers. The Ball was a total bore, so after a couple more shooters we decided to blow that pop stand. My date got impatient waiting in the coat check line and went off solo to help herself. Soon, a security guy was dragging her out. I jumped in and before I knew it we were both being “escorted” out. We were fortunate that it was a more innocent time. If it happened today I be facing life in Guantanamo.
Good luck to us all.
My favorite moment of the day: When Sasha Obama gave her dad the big thumbs up after his speech. That one (to borrow a phrase) is just too cute for words. Aretha wasn’t bad, either.
My favorite inauguration moment ever: It was January 1973. Nixon II. No, I didn’t vote for him, but I knew a girl whose dad was a VIP. He was invited to one of the main Inaugural Balls, gave the tickets to her, and she invited me. How could I resist? My date enjoyed an occasional cocktail so we stopped someplace before the Ball. By the time we arrived at the Air & Space Museum she’d pounded down a half dozen tequila shots and at least a couple beers. The Ball was a total bore, so after a couple more shooters we decided to blow that pop stand. My date got impatient waiting in the coat check line and went off solo to help herself. Soon, a security guy was dragging her out. I jumped in and before I knew it we were both being “escorted” out. We were fortunate that it was a more innocent time. If it happened today I be facing life in Guantanamo.
Good luck to us all.
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