Obama: New declaration of independence needed

[MiniMe]

(CNN) -- To kick off the inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama is following the train route Saturday that his political hero Abraham Lincoln took to assume his presidency.

The 137-mile journey from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D.C., retraces the train route taken by Lincoln in 1861.

Obama is planning to stop in Wilmington, Delaware; and Baltimore, Maryland, along the way to Washington, where he will take the oath of office Tuesday.

The train will slow down as it passes through Claymont, Delaware, and Edgewood, Maryland, for what's called a "slow roll," so that Obama can wave at residents who gather near the tracks. See Obama's inauguration itinerary »

Before boarding the train, Obama attended a town hall meeting in Philadelphia, where he implored Americans to commit to a new declaration of independence -- from ideology and bigotry -- as he acknowledged the nation faces severe challenges.

"Only a handful of times in our history has a generation been confronted with challenges so vast," he said from the city's 30th Street Station.

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More at the link. Love that pic

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/17/train.dispatches/index.html

[lonestarnot]

1. Yes!

[bigtree]

2. nice

:kick:

[ixion]

3. the old one is just fine... if the f'n pols would actually heed it

rather than pissing on it at every turn.

Restore our republic, Mr. Obama. Prove yourself with real action rather than mere words.

[ObamaRules]

4. Great stuff

He shows all the signs of becoming a great president.