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Barack Obama is President
The Jawa Report —
January 20, 2009 Barack Obama is President obamatakesoath1.JPG President Obama's inaugural address below the fold . My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so ...
President Obama!
Feministing —
There are no words, just joy.
You can find the text of President Obama's inaugural address here and below the jump.
Pic via CNN.
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. ...
The Question isn't Whether Government is Too Large or Too Small
Ace of Spades HQ —
The Question isn't Whether Government is Too Large or Too Small It's whether or not your government WORKS. See? In the new Age of Obama, size doesn't matter ! I knew this was gonna be awesome! Posted by: ...
MORE LEFTIST BULLSHIT IN OBAMA'S INAUGURAL SPEECH: "... a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous."
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
EXCERPT FROM OBAMA: What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those ...
This Week In Science
Daily Kos —
... near and dear to our hearts on earth, biology. These and other analytical disciplines are not just fields of study. They are the universal operating system, the software running everything in the cosmos, including us. The software is immutable, for the spiritual among you, think of it as pre-written. But built into that cosmic code is a flexibility allowing creatures clever enough to master even a tiny portion of it to benefit immensely. There are encouraging signs our new President gets that: ...
Cannon: Does SCHIP Work?
Articles on National Review Online —
P res. Barack Obama proclaimed in his inaugural address, The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works. If he was serious, he should veto the ...
Obama’s Broken Promises Were Entirely Predictable
Pajamas Media —
... , too. Consider his tone and lack of bipartisanship : Obama’s election was supposed to end the “politics as usual,” filled with “divisiveness” and all other sorts of bad things. It was on Inauguration Day, as I recall, when Obama proclaimed “an end to the petty grievances … that for far too long have strangled our politics.” We should “set aside childish things,” Obama suggested, and “choose our better history.” So much for that. The first thing President Obama did was allow Nancy Pelosi to write the egregious “stimulus” bill, effectively making it her own personal wish list. ...
Obama's Olympic Hallucination
American Thinker —
... could easily be adapted to accommodate the 2016 opening Olympic ceremony, We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass...that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace . With lifted vision the micro experience of Obama's inauguration could become ...
