• I am really excited about Obama's staff picks, because demonstrating astute and practical team-building skills helps validate his ability to lead
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I like the Team of Rivals approach, but I am still dismayed over Hillary as Sec of State. I do not trust her to represent his foreign policy when it contradicts her own, and I voted for him because of his foreign policy (e.g. "no preconditions"). I'm actually more in favor of her position on healthcare than his (e.g. mandates), so I would have been much happier with her as Sec of HHS or something.
For a sec I thought you were saying Rick Warren had a cabinet appointment, yikes! Inauguration speaker, enh.
Didn't President Bartlet use the Washington Bible?
Four presidents since Washington have used the Washington inaugural Bible, including George H. W. Bush. W was scheduled to use it, too, but apparently didn't because of inclement weather.
I did not know that! Really, I did not even know about the concept of a "$PRESIDENT Bible" until yesterday.
I stand by my original statement on the assertion that Lincoln casts a significantly longer shadow on the modern American landscape than Washington does, and that nobody's busted out this particular baby before now. And that I continue to hope Obama will really knock this one out of the park.
Could be a display of humility as much as hubris, an act of honouring Lincoln by a man who would not be where he is today if Lincoln hadn't ultimately fought for emancipation.
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Four presidents since Washington have used the Washington inaugural Bible, including George H. W. Bush. W was scheduled to use it, too, but apparently didn't because of inclement weather.
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I stand by my original statement on the assertion that Lincoln casts a significantly longer shadow on the modern American landscape than Washington does, and that nobody's busted out this particular baby before now. And that I continue to hope Obama will really knock this one out of the park.
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