As of noon yesterday, we now have a new president: Barack Hussein Obama. He was sworn in to office yesterday in Washington, D.C. I made a few observations, and would like to point them out…
First of all, is it me, or did it show a lack of class of the attendees and a lack of respect towards former president Bush to boo and sing the “Nah Nah Nah Nah Hey Hey Hey Good-Bye” song when he was introduced ? I have NEVER heard a sitting president having been booed…ever. No outgoing president in recent memory has been so gracious to his replacement (for lack of a better word) during a transition than George W. Bush was toward Barack Obama. Was Bush perfect ? No. But what president was ? Heck, Bill Clinton was IMPEACHED for PERJURY, and he went into history as one of the greatest presidents (I’m still trying to figure that one out). I’ll end this section with this…you may not have agreed with George W. Bush, but you always knew where he stood on the issues.
Next observation…Aretha Franklin was terrible.
Next observation…the first Obamaism occurred not during the first presidential smoke break, but during the oath itself. He spoke over Chief Justice John Roberts at first, then forgot what he was saying and in turn making Roberts err.
The inauguration speech was not memorable…same old rhetoric he spewed on the campaign trail.
Interesting factoid…I Googled “Obama Inaugurated” yesterday in Google News, and the first source of a news article: Al Jazeera.
So I got my wish…the inauguration is finally over. We have a new president. I will give him a fair chance – it’s not like I have a choice. However, much like Bush’s detractors were on him like flies on…well, you get the idea…I will point out my disagreements with the president and will feel free to use this forum as my soap box. Will you agree with me ? Not always, and I welcome that. Let’s discuss our differences as they arise. Discuss our differences in opinion, but without getting personal.
So we say farewell to President George W. Bush and wish him well with his new domestic agenda…taking out the trash (as he stated in his “welcome home” address yesterday). And I do indeed wish President Obama well. But I hope he’s ready…he’s not just in charge of the bake sale, he’s now the leader of the free world.
