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Inauguration: Obama's Monday

 

Published 1/20/2009 by Mark Murray at First Read

The New York Times: “As tens of thousands of citizens arrived [in DC] from all corners of the country … Mr. Obama opened his day by visiting wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and concluded it by honoring his former Republican rival, Senator John McCain. ‘We will not always agree on everything in the months to come, and we will have our share of arguments and debates,’ Mr. Obama said, speaking to a bipartisan audience at one of three banquets he attended on Monday evening. ‘But let...( read more ) (link)

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