A surplus became an excuse to transfer wealth to the wealthy instead of an opportunity to invest in our future. Regulations were gutted for the sake of a quick profit at the expense of a healthy market....
Well that day of reckoning has arrived, and the time to take charge of our future is here....
I learned, laughed and rolled my eyes along with millions of other people watching from their cubicles, homes, schools and local watering holes. There were greetings from people in Italy, Canada, Venezuela, France and the Netherlands -- all watching and discussing the same event. Without the Web I couldn't have gotten this global sense of connection and celebration.
TOP: Barely visible on the far-off 'Jumbotron' -- notice our cheap seats -- is the face of President Obama giving his inaugural address. BOTTOM: Later in the day, the President and Mrs. Obama appeared at the Inaugural Ball.
Even retailers are finding Obamamania irresistible if this section featuring Obama paraphernalia in the Walgreens on State and Walton is any indication. The sign says, "New Item: Obama Tshirts/Sweatshirts" and in addition to the hats and badges, you can also pick up a copy of Obama's autobiography and various "special editions" devoted to the incoming President.
"To the extent that the report succeeds in its goal of establishing the distance between Obama and Blagojevich, it necessarily raises the question: Why was the president-elect and leader of the Democratic party playing no role in a key appointment to national office being made in his home state, and by a Democratic governor?"
Talk about soft on crime. 'Deep Throat' died today. It was reported on NPR's Morning Election. The weird thing was this sort of he-said-she-said handling of the man's legacy with the 'she-said' part coming from convicted criminals like G. Gordon Liddy.
I can't find the Liddy quote but this excerpt from an AP article which they also include gives a taste of the warped thinking process:
