Rec this if you haven't lost sight of the real meaning of Inauguration Day

[Eric Condon]

Over the last weeks there has been a lot of talk about people cancelling their inauguration day parties, refusing to watch the ceremony, etc. I can't say that I blame anyone for wanting to do this. While I've tried to stay out of the Warren debates, and to maintain a kind of Skinner-style neutrality, there's no denying that the presence of this hateful lardass con man is going to put a damper on the occasion. My head says it's okay to be pragmatic and inclusive blah blah blah, but my heart knows that inviting this POS was a terrible idea that is rightly being viewed as a slap in the face not only to the LGBT community, but to progressives in general. Couple this with a few less-than-stellar cabinet picks, and it's enough to get you discouraged about the likelihood of actual "change."

But I'm not here to talk about that. I'm here to talk about the reason why I'll still be celebrating on Inauguration Day. In case any of us may have forgotten:

On January 20, 2009, the unelected, mass-murdering chimp and his bloodthirsty cabal of human shitstains will no longer be in office.

It doesn't matter who's giving the invocation. It doesn't matter who's taking the oath of office. It wouldn't matter if the U.S. plunged into an anarchic void of leaderless anomie - all that matters is that on January 20, the nightmare is over.

Sure, I'm disappointed in some of Obama's choices. I'm still going to give him a shred of benefit of the doubt until he gets in office at least. But whether you're a hardcore Obama apologist or if you've thrown him under the bus permanently, let's not lose sight of the real reason we're celebrating on January 20.

There is much to do and much progress to be made, and it won't be made overnight. Hopefully we'll live in an age where pandering moves like the Warren pick won't be necessary. But on January 20, let's take a moment to sound the death knell for the era that made this kind of pandering "necessary" in the first place. On 01/20/2009, it's over.

[Clio the Leo]

1. Whoohooo! What Eric said!!! NT

[LWolf]

2. Actually,

That's not the "real meaning of inauguration day" to me, anyway.

I will be glad to see GWB gone. That's been a done deal, though. It doesn't really matter who was elected to replace him, he's history.

The inauguration should be a ceremony that ushers in hope.

Inaugurating a centrist/corporatist/3rd way politician doesn't open the door to hope for many of us.

An inauguration that welcomes the status quo, the politics of hate and religious domination in the form of Rick Warren, does not usher in hope for authentic, radical, positive change, either.

I never planned on watching it. I haven't had any hope invested in the whole scenario since last January, when the door slammed on any slim hopes we'd get a true agent of liberal-left, positive change in the WH.

What the inauguration means to me is that tptb have a firm hand on the reins, regardless of which party "wins," and that the fight to gain some ground for the rest of us is not over; we have another 4 - 8 years to go.

[Life Long Dem]

3. Oh yes it does matter who's taking the oath....

No difference if it was McCain.

[AZBlue]

4. Huh? There's no difference between McCain and Obama?

[elocs]

5. I may believe what you say, but I firmly believe that threads should get Recs based on their merit,

without the need to ask for the thread to be recommended. That tact is starting to wear thin.

[babylonsister]

6. Yep. Drives me nuts. nt

[Cha]

7. Yep, the nightmare is almost over with

the coup of 2000 being replaced by a Democratically elected President who needs no apologists..he can speak for himself.

[gollygee]

8. I have seem more false dichotomies on DU today

Let's see. . .

Either we're upset that Warren is speaking at the inauguration OR we aren't glad Obama beat McCain.


Either we're upset that Warren is speaking at the inauguration OR we want another Great Depression.


Either we're upset that Warren is speaking at the inauguration OR we aren't glad Bush is gone.