Obama '08?

yeah, i figgered. i wouldn't even say my own name right... i was mostly puzzled by "co-equal"...but have since found it online.

It does sound as little odd, but then again, I'm old fashioned.

Biden and Bush wept? When? Didn't notice, but well, it's not a day like any other for them.

You ain't hittin' the sauce again, are ya, Spendius???

There you go Frank. Par for the course.

Or else, he's just an idiot....

Damn straight! An amazing day indeed! Now every child can have a dream!
What kind of world do you want?

Favreau did a great job leading the team that wrote the speech. A bit dry, but appropriate for the situation.

Thanks, O'Bill.

...and to answer Maporsche's question honestly - no, I haven't felt exactly the same way every four years. Maybe I actually feel like I have reason to feel like more a part of this republic as a result of this particular election. That okay with you?

It's okay with me, Snood. In fact, it's doubly okay with me.

map, In due time. Show a little patience; it's only the first day.

Some observations:

Typical campaign speech, so when does he switch gears and realize the campaigning is over, or perhaps he doesn't intend to? Where are some indications of where he is going? Actual policy statements missing. Lots of contradictions, but again this fits the persona, a contradictory personality.

Next observation, the poem, I would be embarrassed, it sounded like a second grader learning how to read in front of a teacher, it had no rhyming, no rhythm, no cadence to the syllables and phrases that I could detect, it was embarrassing, talking about "boom boxes," and what else, I don't frankly remember.

Lastly, the prayer which turned out to be a speech about when "black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around " when yellow will be mellow " when the red man can get ahead, man " and when white will embrace what is right." I'm sitting there in disbelief as this guy turns a prayer into an insult. Is this a sample of what more we can expect to come down the pike?

Lastly, no confidence today in the market, as it is the largest drop in the Dow Jones of any inaugural in history. So Obama said nothing that much inspired the people that make this country produce what it does. I was not inspired either, and frankly to me the crowd seemed uninspired, nobody seemed to know when to clap, it was pretty much a flop of a speech although it contained alot of heady statements, but had no clear overarching message. It was an incoherent shotgun approach. I liked some of the lines, I thought hey, he gets it, then the next line would be something totally contradictory or confusing, such as lets put away childish things, okay I thought, who is he talking about, I think he is being childish, and the lines about greed, I'm thinking oh no, here we go again. Who really knows what goes through this man's mind, and where he intends to go? A mixed bag for sure, contradictory, confusing, and I see little leadership. It looks like government by consensus, by who, we don't know, will it be George Soros, Nancy Pelosi, or who? Is a treasury secretary that oversees the IRS, but he himself failed to pay taxes, is that a good example of taking responsibility, is that an example of change in this new world he talks about? Leadership by example and accountability, okay, we are waiting, Obama.

I talked to nobody that was excited today, nobody, and I talked to quite a few people. My 5 year old grandson pointed at his picture in the newspaper and said "hes seen him lots of places lately", to which I said, you're right on that. Incidentally, his "weekly reader" was consumed by pictures and explanations about Obama and his job, which is to "take care of the country."

okie, You're already blaming the market on Obama? I know you don't have any, but where's your common sense?

Your observations are so screwed up, you only make yourself look foolish and stupid.

ci, I know that this historic occasion, one of the most historic inaugurals in history, such things have absolutely no impact on the market, especially since markets are not at all affected by peoples moods, optimism, or things like that. My mistake, ci, you have to be absolutely right, I don't know how this great historic thing would have any effect whatsoever, and I don 't have a clue as to why I would have ever had a thought that it would. Again, my apologies for being so dumb, and I realize you are so intelligent and wise in regard to these things, I should have asked you about it first before I would have speculated such an ignorant possibility. I beg your forgiveness, ci.

You couldn't get to me if your life depended on it.

No worries though because we love you and we hope you are wearing your safety helmet.

Well he got inaugurated...he's the president.

I was wondering who amongst us would blame todays's fall in the Dow on Obama's inauguration. I would have bet on H20, who yesterday scored a trifecta: "Presidential Special Olympics." Obama is a "drunken monkey: and of course he is "O-Boy."
Today's decline was triggered by actions in the UK regarding their banking system and how the steps that they are considering might play out here in the U.S. Citi fell another 20% as did BOA today.
You know about such stuff, Okie. I am sorry to see you take cheap shots.

rjb, I am not dumb enough to think other factors do not play into it, but I am also not dumb enough to think the inaugural has no effect. It is a mixture of factors, but face it, if Obama had said something that would inspire confidence, I think we would see something. I hear the pundits saying that some of the stuff said in the speech was puzzling and uninspiring, and I would have to agree, most people that I talk to think that Washington does not know what it is doing in regard to the economy, that includes the Democratic Congress, the lameduck president Bush, and also precisely Mr. Obama. The people I talk to have little confidence in the Democratic congress and the incoming Obama. It is a case of the blind leading the blind.

Democrats do not really believe in free markets, so it is no surprise to me that a purely Democratic administration is not inspiring any confidence. People do not pardon Bush for spending too much money, but alot of people see Democrats taking no responsibility for Fannie and Freddie, labor unions, overspending, etc., and expect the same old failed policies that led to the situation that is upon us.

Ken Salazar is an example of a pie in the sky dream when he says he will lead us to energy independence with windmills and solar. Maybe someday, but not anytime soon as he implies. Democrats must become realistic, and they are not currently wired to reality. You call it a cheapshot, no, it is partisan, I admit that, but the reality is I do not believe Democratic policies will lead us out of this maze. Nor do I think more recent Republican policies will either, I think it is conservative policies, free market solutions that will lead us out of this, and sadly I don't see much hope of that right now.

You are usually way out there, but in this case you are correct. We did not hear Obama inform the people that the global monetary system is irretrievably broken, and until we own up to this there will be no fix for our economic problems. If Obama knew what was going on, and had the balls to confront the problem, today would have been the day to announce his intentions. Until the leaders set to work to fix the system the smart money sells short if possible, but sells for sure.

Who told you?