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Afternoon Awesome
This might get an Awesome Hall of Fame nomination. Wow. Barack Obama's first flight aboard Air Force One.
What Unites Us
Posted by JumpyPants As a lifelong registered Democrat, I can't help but feel a swell of pride in the breast when gazing upon President Obama and Secretary Clinton standing side-by-side at the State...
The Atari Administration
Posted by JumpyPants Another thing that Bush and his knuckle-dragging cohorts weren't doing for the last 8 years: upgrading technology. According to WaPo, President Obama and his administration are...
I, Position Flexible, Do Solemnly Swear…
Ben Smith reports: A well-placed Republican operative emails: "As I watched Biden take the oath of office, I thanked God that it was not Sarah Palin up there." Finishing the operative's thought: "...
Good News, Bad News
In addition to signing an executive order to close Guantanamo and CIA "Black Sites", the president also signed an order which further prohibits the use of torture. Here's the good news: _Required all...
Drama! At Foggy Bottom
Get ready for a day of DRAMA! President Obama will be meeting with Secretary of State Clinton today. Expect lots of speculation about DRAMA! It'll be a Dramarama. And get ready for the repeated use...
More Executive Orders This Morning
President Obama will be signing more executive orders at around 11:30 eastern today. For future reference, you can read all of the non-classified executive orders here. I'm particularly enjoying the...
It’s Called Work. Remember It?
Posted by JumpyPants While Matt Drudge and the farwingnuttery miniature base are busy trying to get people to pay attention to them (how long before Matt Drudge starts posting pictures of himself...
George Washington? Illegitimate!
Benen reminds us of some actual history: In 1789, George Washington was president for seven weeks before he'd taken the oath, but he still had all the authority of the office. Of course he did. But...
Impeach!
Craig Crawford: Roberts should be impeached and removed from office for this unforgivable error. No, no. Clearly President Obama should be immediately impeached. You know, because Chief Justice...
The Wheels of Wingnuttery
As predicted: Bush appoints Chief Justice. Obama wins presidency. Chief Justice screws up Oath. Obama retakes Oath. Wingnuts accuse Obama. The wheels of wingnuttery roll on and on. Adding... For the...
Wingnut Mail Bag
It's been a while since I received a wingnut e-mail this hilarious: You are the epitome of scum. I would even go as far to say that you are a more vile human being than Michael Moore. You should be...
Morning Awesome
Rush - "The Weapon" From the 1984 Grace Under Pressure Tour
An Abundance of Caution
President Obama retook the Oath of Office today. White House Counsel Greg Craig explained: And out of an abundance of caution, because there was one word out of sequence, Chief Justice Roberts...
New Huffington Post Column
President Obama's Rejection of American Cowardice Enjoy!
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery and other banter. Tonight! I'm really late posting the open thread.
Remember the Protesters?
Posted by JumpyPants Rich from the comments had a great suggestion to check out the 2001 inauguration coverage. Michael Moore did a pretty great job of showing you what the BBQ gang didn't want the...
The Hero
Posted by JumpyPants Josh Marshall has posted the President's remarks on ethics reform in full, and they are well worth the few minutes it takes to read them. As you read them, if you are anything...
Hannidate
Posted by JumpyPants What will Sean Hannity do as his audience dies off? Don't worry: he's already way ahead of you! He'll run his own internet dating service. Wait. He ALREADY does that. I kid you...