President Barack Obama gives his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Even though I am very much opposed to this man being president, I am flying my American Flag and am grateful for the peaceful transer of power in our republic.

Imagine the Potential
Feinstein welcome
Rick Warren prayer – (didn’t hear any boos!)
Aretha Singing My Country tis of Thee
The Hostile Opposition Blog

“Everything written here to fore concerning the Obama administration is prelude. All that is to follow shall, to the future generations of free thinkers, be but pieces, that, when assembled, will collectively comprise a narrative of what is to be our protracted national suffering. From this day forward the steady creep towards collectivism and away from freedom shall increase in its already steady pace as all of the liberties we hold sacred fall under assault from our adversaries who are now in power. Make no mistake; this group of swindlers and liars will use all means at their disposal to wage war not against our mortal enemies, who from their perverted vantage point are of our own making, but against the very freedoms that have traditionally defined our republic.”

Biden is taking his oath…
Pearlman etc al perform air and simple gifts by John Williams
Founders Quote Daily on this Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009

Founders Quote Daily “There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity; since we ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained.”

–George Washington, First Inaugural Address, 1789
Jefferson’s Inauguration vs. Today’s Show

“I have this morning witnessed one of the most interesting scenes, a free people can ever witness,” Margaret Bayard Smith commented. “The change of administrations, which in every government and in every age have most generally been epochs of confusion, villainy and bloodshed, in this our happy country take place without any species of distraction, or disorder. This day one of the most amiable and worthy men [has] taken that seat to which he was called by the voice of his country.”

Monticello Newsletter
Oath of Office For Barack Hussein Obama

Oath of Office For Barack Hussein Obama
Obama Haphazardly Takes Presidential Oath Did Obama Biff it or did Roberts say it wrong???
Roberts said it wrong according to Wiki

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Speech: (My responses are in italics)
“In the midst of crisis”
Collective failure
Healthcare and schools
Indicators of Crisis
Hope over Fear
Worn out dogmas
The time has come to set aside childish things….
All deserve a chance to pursue the full measure of happiness
Greatness must be earned
Drunkblogging the Inauguration (Please note as a mormon I am only with these dudes in spirit)
Political arguments that have served us for so long no longer apply….(Oh Really?)
Reform bad habits
Is the market a force for good or ill? (As in Free Market???)
Founding Fathers (I always get nervous when dems talk about the founders)
Friend to all nations (I would have agreed if he had said “Friend to all people of all nations, but no, not Friend to all Nations)
Warming planet
A sacred oath….
Who we are and how far we have traveled.
George Washington at Valley Forge:
Hope and Virtue brave the icy currents.
God Bless the United States of America
Poem and prayer
Jenny Hatch

The Natural Family Blog
Healthy Families Make A Healthy World!
The Natural Family Company
The Dems are in town: D.C. Prostitutes and Coke Dealers on Business Spiking for the Inauguration

Here are some links to some great commentary from some of my favorite Conservative Writers and Thinkers:
Obama, oaths and the end of constitutional government

“Now steps onto the stage of world history a man apparently quite conscious that the Supreme Law of the United States prevents him from being president of the United States.

For why else would anyone hire lawyers and expend millions of dollars to avoid producing a $12.50 birth certificate to show eligibility under the Constitution? ‘Midst the rhythmic chants of a delirious, sycophantic media, inaugural splendor will substitute for simple proof that the United States of America will have a constitutionally legitimate president.”

Free Republic chat on this piece
I Pledge to Ridicule Celebrities Who Refuse to Recognize We Are At War With People Who Want to Kill Them, Too
Andrew Breitbart at his Big Hollywood Blog

“Many of the celebrities that were central to demonizing and making life impossible for President Bush for eight loathsome years NOW want to help with the heavy lifting of bringing America back together under President Barack Obama.

Witness Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher’s cavalcade of shiny, happy situational patriots appearing in a derivative public servitude announcement: A “Presidential Pledge” to President Barack Obama.”

MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential Pledge
I’m glad Breibart chose to heckle and dismiss this inane attempt at “feel good patriotism”. I watched the first part of Oprah Yesterday before I had to turn it off because of liberal reflux illness that comes on when listening to the shiny eyed know nothings blather. I felt the same emotions as I watched the video on Oprah.
Andrew rounds out his rant with these words:

“But that doesn’t mean I will forgive and forget an era of narcissism, petty complaining and conspiracy theory peddling from the majority celebrity class that began well before Iraq. [See “Hollywood, Interrupted ” — my book co-written with Mark Ebner — which was written before and during the build-up to the Iraq war and before the WMDs weren’t found. The public behavior from Hollywood even then was almost uniformly deplorable.]

Conspiracy theories of America’s complicity in 9/11 dominated cocktail party discussions for eight tedious years. They couldn’t simply disagree with Bush. They had to ascribe evil to his motivations and make sure the whole world agreed on that flawed premise.

Yet, hating the president doesn’t mean one can’t still help out the country in a great time of need. But many went to foreign countries and demeaned it instead. Called those that disagreed with them rubes and hicks. The elitism of the celebrities against flyover country America could not have been more pronounced. They made a boat-load of movies that affirmed this narrow and patronizing world view.

And now they want us back.

We’re all Americans — NOW.”

Bleech
Free Republic chat on Andrews post
WSJ: Bush’s Real Sin Was Winning in Iraq

“In a few hours, George W. Bush will walk out of the Oval Office for the last time as president. As he leaves, he carries with him the near-universal opprobrium of the permanent class that inhabits our nation’s capital. Yet perhaps the most important reason for this unpopularity is the one least commented on.

Here’s a hint: It’s not because of his failures. To the contrary, Mr. Bush’s disfavor in Washington owes more to his greatest success. Simply put, there are those who will never forgive Mr. Bush for not losing a war they had all declared unwinnable.

Here in the afterglow of the turnaround led by Gen. David Petraeus, it’s easy to forget what the smart set was saying two years ago — and how categorical they all were in their certainty. The president was a simpleton, it was agreed. Didn’t he know that Iraq was a civil war, and the only answer was to get out as fast as we could?

The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — the man who will be sworn in as vice president today — didn’t limit himself to his own opinion. Days before the president announced the surge, Joe Biden suggested to the Washington Post he knew the president’s people had also concluded the war was lost. They were, he said, just trying to “keep it from totally collapsing” until they could “hand it off to the next guy.”

For his part, on the night Mr. Bush announced the surge, Barack Obama said he was “not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq are going to solve the sectarian violence there. In fact, I think it will do the reverse.”

Three months after that, before the surge had even started, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pronounced the war in Iraq “lost.” These and similar comments, moreover, were amplified by a media echo chamber even more absolute in its sense of hopelessness about Iraq and its contempt for the president.”

International Tribune: How long will the Obama honeymoon last?

“WASHINGTON: Given the excitement in Washington this week, one would think that with inauguration of Barack Obama — and the departure of George W. Bush — the economy is about to spring back to life, the troops are all on their way home from Iraq, there will be health care coverage for all and, to quote a certain Obama foe turned Obama Secretary of State, “celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect.”

But as Obama takes the oath of office, there is evidence that, as enthusiastic as the public is about the change in power, there are no expectations of quick fixes. The cascade of grim economic news, combined with the calculatedly sober tone Obama has adopted — most recently in his no-applause-line speech to thousands of supporters at the concert on the Mall on Sunday — has provided something of a cushion for Obama.

“People are going to give Obama more time than they would any other new president because they know he is dealing with unprecedented challenges,” said Mark McKinnon, a consultant who worked for a time for Senator John McCain, Obama’s Republican opponent in the presidential election. “The economic crisis President-elect Obama faces may in some ways help him — it is taking some of the helium out of what would otherwise be stratospheric expectations.”

And, Oh yeah, that conservative mom of 5 in Colorado who has a few questions:
A few questions for Barack H Obama from Blogger Jenny Hatch
Jenny Hatch
The Natural Family Company
Healthy Families Make A Healthy World!
The Natural Family BLOG

Townhall Cartoon by Gary McCoy
Click on the political cartoon to get to NRO’s Obama’s Lincoln
And Lincoln’s Obama: What the new president should do if he’s serious about learning from Lincoln.
I have been watching some of the media coverage of the Obama Inauguration and have felt somewhat dismayed by the lack of polical debate and dialog. It has felt as though the media is much more interested in proping him up as a Messiah, than in holding him accountable for his rhetoric.
Rush Limbaugh articulated most of what I have been feeling in his opening monologue this morning, and I thought I’d share the link with my readers because he says it so much better than I could.
The Last Man Standing Refuses to Join the Cult of Barack Obama
Jenny Hatch

The Natural Family Blog
Healthy Families Make A Healthy World!
The Natural Family Company

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President Bush Delivers Farewell Address to the Nation

“In citizens like these, we see the best of our country – resilient and hopeful, caring and strong. These virtues give me an unshakable faith in America. We have faced danger and trial, and there’s more ahead. But with the courage of our people and confidence in our ideals, this great nation will never tire, never falter, and never fail.

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