Incredibly, I have now hit the wall on Inauguration coverage on TV and the internet, so I can only imagine how normal people must feel about it by now. I really don't think I can watch another da...
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Before: and After: This cracks me up - it reminds me of those "Hello, I'm a Mac" ads.
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After escorting the Bushes from the Capitol, Barack Obama has completed his first official act, signing a Presidential Proclamation of National Renewal. And the quote from President Obama as he h...
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Text message from the Inaugural Committee: > "Barack Obama is now the 44th President of the United States. Please > stay & watch the parade on the jumbotrons. Encourage you...
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After Chief Justice Roberts blundered his way through administering the Oath of Office, President Obama rises to speak. Here's the part about challenge I expected at the outset: war, economic cr...
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(The countdown is officially retired!) Barack Obama has just been sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. From head to toe, I am a solid mass of goose bumps.
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0 Joe Biden has just been sworn in as Vice President of the United States. As a Biden precinct captain during the campaign here in Iowa, I could not be more proud...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0 Almost everyone has taken their place on the rostrum now; Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are making their way to their seats, and President Bush is walking throu...
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0 With his renowned gift of oratory, the expectations for Obama's inaugural address couldn't be higher, with most commentators expecting a combination of Jefferso...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0 The members of the Senate are now taking their seats in the stands on the West Front of the Capitol. Favorite moment so far: the entry of Iowa's own Chuck Grass...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0 A dear friend from Canada just sent me the following note: > Happy Emancipation Day!!! I am sure no one is happier than > you...Congratulations An...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0 As long-time readers of this page (both of you) will know, every post has begun with a countdown of George W. Bush's remaining days as president. When I put up ...
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0 It is (finally) Inauguration Day! I'm not in D.C. this morning (and don't you think I didn't try!), so I'll be blogging about the day from my couch. And if you'...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 1 Just a quck post tonight to note 3 things: 1) TODAY IS GEORGE W. BUSH'S LAST FULL DAY IN OFFICE! WOO-HOO! 2) I'll be blogging on the Inauguration throughout the...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 2 George W. Bush gave his farewell speech last Thursday night. In many ways, it was the predictably clueless utterance of a president still incapable of recognizi...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 4 So, the day after President Bush gave his farewell address to the nation, how is the public reacting? Getting a bit mushy to see him limp off the stage, perhaps...
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 5 Minus 18 Fahrenheit. That was the temperature when I left for work this morning. Add in a stiff breeze, and it felt like 37 below zero. Ugh. I have seen cons...
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 11 A joint session of Congress met yesterday to count and certify the votes cast by the electoral college for the 2008 presidential election. No surprise in the r...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 35 In one of those quirky technicalities that seems a whole lot more important since the disputed election of 2000, the Electoral College voted yesterday to offic...
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 49 OK, is it just me, or are expectations for Barack Obama's administration veering just a tad into unrealistic territory? Up next: Obama as Joan of Arc a...
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 64 This one, from Tod Lindberg in today's Washington Post , puts a fork into the GOP's post election soufflé that Reaganism, or conservatism, or whatever is the...
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 77 Election Day is tomorrow. I can hardly believe it. After months and months of a campaign by turns exhilarating, exasperating, inspiring, and finally, exhaustin...
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 85 If you're scratching your head at the McCain campaign's recent emphasis on Iowa, a state looking increasingly out of reach for the GOP, it turns out you're not...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 109 This is what I want to say to you:
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 138 Tell us something we don't already know: The audio is a little garbled, so here's a transcript: Mike Murphy, former McCain advisor: "You know, because I com...
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