Michael Jordan misses an uncontested dunk. Tiger Woods whiffs a tee shot completely. Tommy Lasorda fails to finish a plate of pasta. These are the things I thought about when Obama stumbled as he took the oath today. The most eloquent politician of our time has just layed an egg. Turns out it was John Roberts who messed up the oath causing a surprised Obama to stop in mid sentence. I hope that this is not an omen of things to come during Obama's presidency. I mean following a Republican who screws up which in turn makes Obama look bad.
I thought the speech was good but not great by Obama's standard. Of course he has set a very high standard. He said all the right things today and looked presidential but I don't think he aroused the people as he had done in the past. Of course, given the enormity of the challenges, it is hard to instill confidence in people on one speech alone. A lot of work ahead of him and his hair will grow even grayer.
I thought Rick Warren tried to be inclusive in his prayer. He asked God to forgive us if we do not treated everyone equal. This seems to be a bone thrown to the gay supporters. I think that shows Obama's idea of reaching out to conservatives is a good one. Warren did use Jesus' name at end of the prayer so it certainly was not a neutral religious theme. But he is a Christian preacher so I don't expect him to deviate much from his regular prayer. Overall a great day and I think the smooth transition of power with a huge celebration will make us look good in the eyes of the world.
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