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Posted on January 21, 2009, 10:03 AM in News/Politics
Along the front of the parade route, to be precise. Riding the front rail as the President and Vice-President came by and freezing my ass off on Pennsylvania Avenue. So worth it. So fantastic.
So much of my own identity over these past eight years seems to have been culled from being outraged and sharing those feelings engendered by the most appalling American government I hope we ever see in my lifetime.
Now, a time to lay down arms, fears and to stretch the legs out from the defensive crouch they've been hooked in since 2000. Things are frightening out there and there's so much to brave... but hope is contagious and in strong, strong supply this morning.
well said, joe, and nice showing to brave the cold with the other million freedom fighters. nyc was like a ghost town by 1130am, everything stopped in a way i haven't seen in years. the hope was in strong supply up here too, i don't think i blinked once from 1145 until 1230. great feelings.
hear hear that the "defensive crouch" and period of anger and outrage is past. the road to redemption is eagerly traveled; progress, inventiveness and positive momentum are the new intoxicants. no more of bush's "bitter swill".
did anyone else catch it when, administering the presidential oath, justice roberts split the infinitive and obama kinda waited for him to correct himself? that was awesome (maybe only to lawyers, english teachers and geeks, but awesome nonetheless).