Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president tomorrow. I've heard 100,000 people crowded into D.C. Sunday for the big inauguration concert. More precisely, I heard it took about seven hours for the National Mall to fill up, and then about 30 seconds for 100,000 people to start leaving all at the same time once it was over. Crazy. Imagine what will happen when millions converge there ...
It's very cool local folks will be there to witness a great time in our history. I'd like to be there, too, but only in a floating bubble above the massive crowds.
I also wanted to plug Sports Editor Benny Rogers here. He wrote a column for our Tuesday edition about the inauguration. It's actually more of a good-bye to President Bush as it is a welcome to President Obama. But I'd urge you to read carefully what Benny wrote in regard to gracefully saying good-bye to the old president while welcoming the new president with respect -- even if you don't agree with the politics of one or the other.
Benny's column will run on Tuesday's editorial page, and we'll also have extensive coverage from locals who will be there as well as national coverage.
You'll be able to access the coverage on the Web as well at www.athensreview.com.
-- Jayson Larson, editor
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That's just great, Now we have 16 or more years of hell with Obama! That's right, 16! Obama is NOT in for 4 years or even 8 years....he is in for 16 or more years! He is NOT my president! I voted for McCain!
ReplyDeleteSixteen years? That sounds like fuzzy math to me. How do you figure?
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