I agree with his critics that Jimmy Carter was one the worst presidents of the Twentieth Century. He’s certainly done nothing since then, other than building a few houses, insulting President Bush and the Israelis, to change my mind. But his was the only inauguration I ever bothered to watch.
It had the distinction of featuring a new president who didn’t take himself too seriously and didn’t bother with pomp. He actually walked from the Capitol to the White House. I doubt if BHO, who has already shown himself enamored of European speeches and Greek columns, will take step one in that direction.
On the other hand, the daily has a front page photo of him this morning wielding a paint roller at some D.C. teen center. Then they spoiled it with a pretentious, pompous pose of him on the front of their special inaugural section. Nothing like a Dem president to prompt Big Media to speak adoration to power. Truth, obviously, can wait.
UPDATE: Unsurprisingly, the big government spender’s big day could not please the markets. The Dow was at its lowest ever for an inauguration day. Nevertheless, he did walk for at least part of the way from the Capitol to the White House. So I was wrong to expect that he wouldn’t. I’d be pleased to see moresuch good surprises.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 