I just had to post this scene from John Adams again. Here's the essay I wrote about its significance titled, "At Long Last, It's Beginning To Feel Like America."
Author - Bob Cesca
Walking Through History
Change, Indeed
On the new White House website on the Civil Rights page: Support for the LGBT Community The previous administration had a section on this, too. It was one line that read: "The Gay: Working for a Cure...
'He Sort of Screwed It Up'
Think Progress reports: CNN, Wolf Blitzer said, "John Roberts had one job to do today and he sort of screwed up." Jeffrey Toobin replied, "I almost fell out of my chair." Sort of? UPDATE: Josh...
The New WhiteHouse.gov
The people's house is in good hands once again. Both physically and virtually.
The Inaugural Address
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...
Liveblogging the Inauguration – Thread 2
12:28: It is done! 12:29: "We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals." 12:29: I think the Oath of Office will be administered again in private. How can the Chief Justice botch...
President Barack Hussein Obama
The dark ride is over!
Liveblogging the Inauguration
10:35AM: Just listening to the audio feed of CNN on satellite while driving home this morning, I was repeatedly overwhelmed with emotion. The end of the dark ride. The ups and downs and chaos of the...
Cheney at the Inauguration
Cheney has to attend the inauguration in a wheelchair.
Inaugural Open Thread
Open thread for documenting history! I'm back from Washington. Long, long story for another time. Meanwhile, let's GO!
39 Words
The Oath of Office on Film. More after the jump...
Morning Awesome
The Inauguration of George Washington - from John Adams
'Under Lincoln's Blinking Eyes'
U2 - "City of Blinding Light" Live from the Lincoln Memorial
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery, and pre-inaugural socializing. Tonight! There's an event in Washington, DC of some sort happening tomorrow.
Afternoon Awesome
President-elect Barack Obama's Lincoln Memorial Address
Very Serious Question
Why can't Barack Obama close the deal?
The Final Countdown
Approximately 24 hours from now, George W. Bush will be an ex-president.
Threat Down!
Swampland: Cryptome.org has obtained a federal threat assessment for inauguration week in Washington, D.C., a document that is marked unclassified and meant for area law enforcement officials. Much...
Manchurian Candidate
While I was watching the HBO concert yesterday, I very briefly wondered how many paranoid Americans were watching closely and thinking that at any moment Barack Obama would hurl an IED at the Lincoln...