Inauguration Day

First a little bit of fun: The out-going VP, the one and only Dick Cheney, threw his back out while "moving boxes" (one can only assume the rest of that description should properly read "towards the shredder") yesterday, and will be confined to a wheelchair today for the inauguration ceremony.

Chuck Shumer reassures the middle 60% that Obama's their guy.

Obama is “a moderate activist,” according to Schumer, who will push for changes in the short-term to both the economy and the war in Iraq.

And what does being "a moderate activist" mean? Acceptance of responsibility, and the willingness to make sacrifices if the NYT's preview of Obama's speech is accurate.

So what does this all mean? According to the Washington Post, it means that the governing starts at 12:01, and that soon-to-be-President Obama, through a unique confluence of personal gifts and national/international crises, has a chance to be the most powerful and important president since FDR.

No pressure, Barack. And good luck.