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INAUGURATION RECAP

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Good morning. It's 42 degrees at 7AM and that seems about as low as it will go today.  The temperatures did not reach the low 30's as was warned yesterday. THE OATH: The presidential oath of office, without the person's name,  is 37 words. We had two of our  most brilliant public servants standing there (both from Harvard Law School by the way, as I'm sure our favourite federal blogger knows)  and they blew it. Roberts couldn't get it right, and Obama knew it, but he still stumbled over the oath. We have memorized that oath since we were just a kid.  We surmise that Harvard Law school just doesn't cover diction. Perhaps a little refresher course in public speaking is in order?THE FORMER   PRESIDENTS:Class will out. GeorgeH. W Bush (41) and Bill Clinton are the closest of friends...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on January 21, 2009 (boomark / email).