Comparing Obama with where Bush was at this point...

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

With Obama we got a moving ceremony featuring the best of the best - Stevie Wonder, Springsteen, U2, Pete Seeger.
Performances had us weeping tears of joy. Speeches lifted us up and made us truly believe 'anything is possible.'

Meanwhile, with Dumbya, we got...um...whatever this is:

[ima_sinnic]

1. was there even an inaugural event for *? I have absolutely no memory of one

though I suppose the picture is supposed to prove that one took place.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

2. yep

It featured Ricky Martin, who was already washed-up by 2001

[BlooInBloo]

3. It didn't exactly go well....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAp6YAPtC2c

[glowing]

4. I was in my last semester at college.. graduating with a bs in science.

in Bush's America my BS was just that BS.. anyway, I only remember protests and chads and a stolen election.

[BlooInBloo]

7. Curious: What department does one receive a "bs in science" from?

[liberal N proud]

5. Obama also enjoys 80% approval rating

bu$h started at 46% and it took a disaster to raise it above that which he squandered.

[ima_sinnic]

6. ironic, he had 46% approval, yet "won" the election.

I remember the same irony in 2004 when he "won" by 1% yet claimed a "mandate."

The sooner he in an international court of justice, the better. He and all of them.

[Vanje]

8. won the election with a Mandate!

So the story was told

[lonestarnot]

9. And here was his Man Date