♦ nivek ♦ Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Make way for the new bossDisloyal Opposition by JD Tuccille "We've come along way since the early days of the republic when it comes to inaugurating a new president. In 1829, when Andrew Jackson took the oath of office, the public milled around him, offering personal congratulations and blocking his path to the White House. In 2009, after Barack Obama takes the oath, any member of the unwashed masses so unfortunate as to stray through the imperial-style security surrounding the new president is likely to be hustled off to an unpleasant fate -- if he survives the security breach. ... Even members of Congress are being told what they can and can't carry on their persons on the big day. The list of items forbidden to lawmakers includes pocket knives, backpacks, alcoholic beverages, signs, posters and thermoses. Those are the restrictions on politically powerful people." (01/16/09) http://www.tuccille.com/blog/2009/01/make-...r-new-boss.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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