What A Difference A Day Makes.

Well, leave it to George W. Bush to appoint a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who can't seem to recite a 35-word oath without messing it up. To be fair, he reportedly apologized to President Obama for botching it. 

Pill-popping radio con artist Rush Limbaugh blamed the jumbled oath on Obama (maybe Limbaugh doubled-down on the OxyContin just before showtime) and FOX News boob Chris Wallace actually wondered aloud "whether or not Barack Obama in fact is the president of the United States" due to the flub.

Memo to Wallace: we know you're only employed in the news business because you are the son of a famous father who once ambushed interviewees in person rather than sending flunkie interns to do it like your co-worker Bill O'Reilly does, but there's no story there, Glory Boy.

What a day for the rest of us, though. A tiny, tragic Bush/Cheney regime finally expired, and a young, vibrant black man with big plans moved his family into the White House.  

I couldn't help but notice the thousands upon thousands of young faces in the crowd. They were of all colors, exuberant and engaged, and there were smiles, laughter and tears. Apathy didn't make it to the Mall today. 

But most of all, as the cameras scanned that broad expanse, I saw America--exactly as it is and how it's meant to be seen. 

This land was made for you and me.