Today I am celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States. I know that most of you already think of Obama's inauguration as old news, even though it only happened a few short hours ago. Nonetheless, I am still celebrating and I'm proudly linking to a…
What was on the mind of George W. Bush eight years ago? This NYT article describes the 2001 inauguration: George Walker Bush was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States today and, in an Inaugural Address that sought to unify the nation after one of the most…
Now here's a memorable and thoughtful prayer (this link includes the written transcript). It was delivered by Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson as part of the pre-inauguration activities. As you might recall, Robinson is seen by many as a counter-weight to Obama's selection of Rick Warren to give the inaugural invocation. …
I caught the following on Reddit.com, and you'll need to read this for yourself to really appreciate it. The Onion described the Bush Presidency extremely well in a satirical article published on January 17, 2001, well before Bush actually started doing most of his damage.
The Economist pulled no punches in saying good riddance to George W. Bush. Consider the headline to this article:"The frat boy ships out." The article has relatively few good things to say about the Bush Administration, especially when it comes to lack of fiscal restraint, but also the lack of…