āTo heal, we must remember,ā Mr. Biden said, standing in front of the Reflecting Pool, which was surrounded by 400 lights to commemorate the 400,000 victims of the virus. āItās hard sometimes to remember. But thatās how we heal. Itās important to do that as a nation. Thatās why weāre here today. Between sundown and dusk, let us shine the lights in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflection and remember all whom we lost.ā
As he spoke, the bells at Washington National Cathedral began to chime, and the Empire State Building in New York and the Space Needle in Seattle were lit. Cities from Miami to San Diego also planned to light buildings for the occasion while Mr. Bidenās inaugural committee encouraged Americans to light candles in their windows in a show of national solidarity.
Javier Limoncellos sets up flags along the National Mall on Monday as part of preparations for Wednesday’s inauguration. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
WELL, WE made it. Some 1,461Ā days after Donald Trump took office as president, he must leave it, having been defeated for reelection last Nov. 3 by Joseph R. Biden Jr., who will be sworn in as the 46th president at noon Wednesday. Many Americans, surveying the damage Mr. Trump did ā most spectacularly by incitingĀ mob violence at the CapitolĀ on Jan. 6 ā are understandably not inclined to feel anything much more positive than relief. They should not, however, sell this momentous occasion short.
Measured against what could have gone wrong ā a Trump reelection, probably via a bare electoral college majority, or his outright refusal to surrender office once he lost ā Mr. Bidenās impending inauguration is cause for celebration.
This morning has one action, a countdown to noon.Ā Until that time hits I will not be able to do much more.
Today is dawning a little earlier, a little brighter and a lot more relaxed than any day in the last 4 years. Thank god thatās over.Ā
1461 days?Ā seems more like years.
CBS is reporting that President Biden will immediately do seventeen actions this afternoon to halt or reverse a lot of the damage caused by the previous person who was in the White House.Ā One of those directly impacts me and is why I am counting down the minutes until noon.
Dexterās wife has passed from the covid.
Damn. Bad news. Dex, if youāre looking in, Iām so sorry to hear your partner has left you.Ā
To pick up on BBās post about Joeās executive actions today, from NYT:
WASHINGTON ā President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will unleash a full-scale assault on his predecessorās legacy on Wednesday, acting hours after taking the oath of office to sweep aside President Trumpās pandemic response, reverse his environmental agenda, tear down his anti-immigration policies, bolster the sluggish economic recovery and restore federal efforts aimed at promoting diversity.
Moving with an urgency not seen from any other modern president, Mr. Biden will sign 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations from the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon, according to his top policy advisers.
Individually, the actions are targeted at what the incoming president views as specific, egregious abuses by Mr. Trump during four tumultuous years. Collectively, his advisers said Mr. Bidenās assertive use of executive authority was intended to be a hefty and visible down payment on one of his primary goals as president: to, as they said Tuesday, āreverse the gravest damagesā done to the country by Mr. Trump.
āWe donāt have a second to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face as a nation,ā Mr. BidenĀ said Tuesday night on TwitterĀ after arriving in Washington on the eve of his inauguration. āThatās why after being sworn in tomorrow, Iāll get right to work.ā…
Good on you Joe.Ā
Dexters wife, so very sad. I’m sorry, tragic.
I’m waiting online since 6 am trying to get an appointment for my oldest client Rose, 88 for a Covid vaccine. Publix started giving them. Only online and so very tough for old people.Ā
BB, in addition to his expected removal of the transgender military ban on day one there’s also this
President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will nominate Rachel Levine, Pennsylvaniaās top health official, as his assistant secretary of health. Levine, a pediatrician, would become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
sturge, is dexter in danger due to exposure?Ā i keep thinking about X-R when he told us about sweetie being diagnosed with it and what followed.
Dex hasnāt mentioned any danger for himself
Four and a half hours! Ā Has 45* the losing-est prez left the building?Ā
Expunge his evil deeds, Joe. Ā Imagine a POTUS who doesnāt think itās all about the frills and who doesnāt treat the office like just another scam.
Also, my presidential pins just mailed.
BB, politico also reported this about the def sec nominee:
Transgender troops:Ā Austin also announced that he supports Biden’s plan to roll back Trump’s restrictive transgender troop policy and return to the Obama-era doctrine that allows transgender people to serve openly in the military. Biden has pledged to overturn the ban on day one of his presidency.
“I support the president’s plan to overturn the ban,” Austin told Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).
“I truly believe … that if you’re fit and you’re qualified to serve and you can maintain the standards you should be allowed to serve,” he said. “And you can expect that I will support that throughout.”
Bid, a pinderski cartoon just for you
patd – this tweet includes a link to a NY Times article from 2018.Ā Reading the article will provide some background into why Biden’s pick for HHS assistant secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, is so important.Ā Something I tried to do in 2007 was to change how reporters referred to me.Ā They would write “transgender Pamela, running for office”.Ā I would ask them toĀ write “politician Pamela, who is transgender, is running for.” The distinction is I am a politician running for office who happens to be transgender, not Pamela the transgender and the rest is not read.
Canāt recall Flatusā diagnosis, but PatD and I looked it up and although not good, it seemed manageable. Ā Sad for Dexterās loss.Ā
Rachel made the case brilliantly! TRUMP WAS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY!
tRUMPsky pardoned Steve BananaNazi because he believed he can help him rebuild his political career. Ā
Do you hear that Republicans in Congress? Ā Take that shut seriously and ban the bastard from running for prez! Ā Ā
Heād never take a smaller office. Ā Even if he ran for gov of NY or FL, nobody would have him. Ā Hope to god the entire family is shunned everywhere for eternity.Ā
Another Florida “shit show” After waiting in the Publix queue for a Covid Vaccine for Rose since 6 am, when they started taking appointments, server error. It crashed. OMG, what a mess for older than 65.
Fox News has reportedly laid off political editor Chris Stirewalt and more than a dozen other staffers in what insiders described as a “blood bath.
The media giant has sacked at least 16 digital editorial staffers, including senior editors and people who had been at the company for more than a decade,Ā The Daily BeastĀ reported, citing 12 current and former Fox News employees.
A Fox spokesperson told Insider that the dismissals were part of an ongoing restructure.
Stirewalt, who was laid off Tuesday night, had become a controversial figure among fans of the network after he defended Fox’s early projection that President-elect Joe Biden would win Arizona in the election.
[…]
…Ā insiders told The Daily Beast that the decision is likely to be politically motivated as the network, which is owned by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, moves towards more right-wing opinion segments rather than news coverage.
“There is a concerted effort to get rid of real journalists,” one former staffer told the publication. “They laid capable people off who were actual journalists and not blind followers.”
just heard the choppers fly by, on way to white house
Well, I have some wrapping up to do on 2 separate jobs and am thereby likely to miss the television festivities and festooneries……..not a problem.Ā Ā I know the score, and money must still be made.Ā Ā I will see it all later today.Ā
That was the last time Iāll make my bed with SFB as prez. Ā Itās the little things.Ā
BiD, so last 4 years – as you made your bed he lied in it
and Marine One lifts off. Good riddance!
The fat man is going to say the fat lady hasnāt sung yet. Ā Heāll be back…unless Republicans in Congress have the balls to stop him.
Dumbass gave a mercifully short farewell speech, repeating teh same bullshit we’ve heard a thousand times.Ā The audience was basically just his family and Mark Meadows, and the Marines manning the cannons for the 21 gun salute.Ā I turned the sound down so that I didn’t have to have it sneak into my head – just read bits and pieces of the transcript when I’d look up at the Wapo feed.Ā That was more than enough.Ā He finally listened and got the fuck out of our house.Ā Good riddance.
Pig Face is gone to the sounds of My Way.Ā *gag*Ā !Ā Can’t wait for noon.
Muting it every time they replay a blurb. Ā Hate the sound of his droning voice. Ā Good riddance to bad rubbish.Ā
Two hours to go.Ā Champagne is chilled.Ā
His parting blurb was… the wonder of him.Ā Don’t ya love his affinity for Macho Man?Ā LMAO!
TT – the orange blob is so stupid that he thinks the LGBTQ anthem is a white straight guy song.
BB, that’s so right!!Ā LMAO!!
Dex… Ā so sorry for your loss.
Iām super happy! Ā I put peach jam on my toast this morning in honor of 2 new Senators being sworn in today.
Uh oh.Ā I keep getting a critical error message when posting.
SO sorry about Dexter’s wife.Ā It makes me both sad and mad.Ā Was avoidable!Ā He should sue Trump!
Why the hell is Cruz there?Ā The traitor has NO shame!
Did anyone notice that Mr. T’s hair was less orange this morning, more dark and gray?Ā Also, I think his makeup artist has blobbed that crap on his face as a joke!!Ā Ā
This is the first inauguration I have not been at in years.Ā The last one was quite painful as I suffered a severe deep hip bruise.Ā While thinking back to that fateful slip on to one of the Mall’s infamous granite curbs I started to wonder about crowd size.Ā There is the distinct possibility President Biden might have a much larger crowd due to the twenty-five thousand invitees.
He left as he arrived – a short-fingered vulgarian who cared only about himself and his own view of his importance – only 4 years older and uglier and his racism and disdain for this country in full display.Ā He will be missed – in a very good way.
Clarence Thomas, Alito, and Breyer not with the Supremes.Ā Maybe Thomas could resign and Put Hillary in his place!!
MJ… I put the tv on a little bit past 8am… saw the helicopter on the WH lawn… said to myself āthatās enoughā… then turned the tv off.
I was done with that fucker….
No!!!! No split screen. Ā The bastard left. Ā Donāt show his treasonous Ā ass anymore! Ā This is Bidenās day!Ā
Melania is wearing a tablecloth from 1973. At least there was no landing speech.
From times passed, January 20, 1993
An excerpt from
On Pulse of the Morning by Maya Angelou
Give birth again
To the dream.
Ā
Women, children, men,
Take it into the palms of your hands.
Ā
Mold it into the shape of your most
Private need. Sculpt it into
The image of your most public self.
Lift up your hearts
Each new hour holds new chances
For new beginnings.
Ā
Do not be wedded forever
To fear, yoked eternally
To brutishness.
Ā
The horizon leans forward,
Offering you space to place new steps of change.
Here, on the pulse of this fine day
You may have the courage
To look up and out upon me, the
Rock, the River, the Tree, your country.
50 minutes!Ā
Here we go!
49 minutes!Ā
Watching an inaugural with real class at top of the Capitol
Listening to Roy Blunt, What I’m seeing isĀ a big “don’t let the door hit you in the ass” to Trump.
I think everybody is “think God it is over”
Jack
Playing of the national drinking song
History just made – Kamala Harris sworn in as VP.
Formality aside, drinking champagne from the bottle is always good.
Don’t remember last time I was this excited!
Love this day. Ā Love Amy Klobuchar! Ā This feels like family!
America! Weāre back!!!!š
Ditto for Joe – 11 minutes before noon.Ā Musta been too cold to wait.
Tearing up permissible.Ā Here’s to a great future.
Biden’s hairdresser apparently doesn’t have the strong hairspray that T’s had!! Ā Loving the normalcy of the looks of the people there.
Poobah, I’m getting serial notices about WordPress errors when I post something, hit back arrow and refresh and there is what I just posted.Ā Any ideas about that?
Good on Joe – calling out Dumbass’ base.
Waited 4 years for this.Ā Appropriate once again, “this long national nightmare is now over”.
Great cermony – I am truly happy.
Of the photos Wapo has posted as images from the inauguration, none is as satisfying as seeing the ass end of Marine 1 as it flies away from the WH and toward the Washington Monument and Andrews as it is taking out the White House trash for the last time.
President Biden has now lifted four years of every day not knowing if I would be fired.Ā I was the face of the USDA transgender employees.Ā Every single day I expected to receive a call to be told to return my credentials and pick up a box from my cube.Ā My guess for why that did not happen is the guy had no interest in farming, therefore no interest in the department.Ā But, I also expected someone somewhere to attempt to get me canned.Ā That stress is gone now.Ā A great relaxation has come to me, and I am very happy.Ā I look forward to putting President Biden and Vice President Harris pictures on my cube wall.Ā It is a very good day.
HallelujahĀ
BlueBronc I am so happy for you.Ā
MJ – thank you.Ā It has been a long four years.Ā
Biden address a remarkably plain spoken appeal to decency any sensible person can understand.
Exactly the POTUS we need and exactly the speech we needed to hear.
Will the rednecks forgive Garth?
Listening to Garth I shed a tear for our beloved Patsi Bale Cox. She is so proud.
āWe will love the unlovable.ā
I’ve seen my share of inaugurals but from start to finish that was the most honest, genuine and inspirational ever.Ā
watch me dip
Craig… me too. Ā I couldnāt help but think of how proud Patsi wouldāve been to see Garth up there.
I also cried when Kamala was sworn in.
i was disappointed in Garth for not speaking out during the trump regime, but better late than neverš
Lol- my friend just said to a coworker, āhooray, we have a new Presidentā, and the guy shook his head dejectedly and replied, āI dunno, Iām worried about gas pricesāššĀ
My favorite pic from Inauguration Day.
(Rats – it didn’t paste)
It did feel like a family reunion, more than an official, state ceremony. Ā
š¼ fly him to the moon, let him sit behind the bars, let him see what life is like exiled from afarš¶
š¼in other words: please go away…š¶
Bink
Garth never has liked mixing in politics.Ā He settled for declining invitation to perform for at Trump’s inaugural even though he had sung at every one since Carter.
Craig
Still getting that weird error message from WordPress with posting.Ā It doesn’t seem to interfere with the actual post which is there when you reload, but it is an aggravation.
Here is what you see:Ā Ā There has been a critical error on this website.
Will have āLow Placesā stuck in my head for a couple days, now, and iām cool with thatš¤·āāļøšŗšø
President Biden. Ā Sigh. Ā I think a nap is in order. Ā
as for power sharing with weathervane Mitch only if the split would s 90 percent to us and 10 for Trump Mitch and that is partially a salute to Garland
i was calling for Biden to drop out of the primaries! Ā What an asshole (i am)!
Ā
…warming up to him. Ā Might not be the President i want, but might be the President we need. Ā
Ā
Ok, Congrats, all- we did itššŖšŗšø
(clarification: was fully warmed-up to him after the segment from the DNCC about him working with kids with speech-impediments)
Just watched President Biden (it feels good to be able to type those words again) sign the documents.Ā Most importantly he did not have a need to hold up the documents to show off that he can sign his name.
Talked to my girlfriend and she too admits to crying when Vice-President Harris (it feels good to be able to type those words again) was sworn in.Ā She is not prone to such actions, and said she has no idea why she did.Ā She knows, but will take a bit to realize the reasons.
Craig – A round of virtual drinks on the way via PayPal. Ā Thanks for hosting Bidenās inauguration. Ā It wouldnāt be the same without yāall.Ā
Jamie, Poobah, that’s the message I get (See Jamie’s 1:14 comment) – then when I hit the back error and refresh all is well until the next post.
“This is a great day in our household,”Ā Brooks said at a press conference Monday. “This is not a political statement. This is a statement of unity.” He did not disclose what he will perform, saying only it will be a solo performance of “more of the broken down, bare-bones stuff,” and won’t include “We Shall Be Free,” the song he played at Barack Obama’s 2009 inaugural. Brooks noted that he has performed for every president since Jimmy Carter, with the exception of Ronald Reagan, and said hedid not play at President Trump’s 2017 inaugural, despite being “lucky enough to be asked,” because “we already had dates in Cincinnati.”
I didn’t think of Garth as being that old either.
pogo, you mean this one?
there has been a critical error – for 4 years-Ā but now it’s gone
All of those stairs and no hand railing. Ā In heels, itās even trickier.Ā
A collective sigh of relief from men and all of my friends!!!Ā SIGH!Ā Life is better now!
I’m still getting the critical error message.Ā Blah.
I have been told by many people and made to state, on camera, that I acknowledge you are the president now! Congratulations, I guess.
I have some advice for you if youād like to be as good at being president as Iāve been.
First, as president, you can really lean on people to stay at any golf courses or hotels you own, and you should definitely do that. Itās a good source of income!
As president, every day you can access the best information in the world about what is going on, but you donāt have to. You can also just watch Fox in the residence!
They give you some pieces of paper every day that are very annoying, full of information and written in a small type, but if you donāt look at them and look bored, they eventually will stop giving them to you. Or, at a minimum, they will make sure the ones that they give you have pictures.
One thing I did not know about the presidency is that you can do anything, because you have an Article II! And people will really let you do whatever you like, short of literally encouraging people to storm the Capitol to overturn the election results. I wish Iād known that sooner. But hindsight is 20/20.
I guess you also ācanātā actually fire people just because they are James Comey, even if those people are James Comey. I put ācanātā in quotes because, actually, you can. Just, people get very mad.
If you donāt have any ideas for what to do, I would recommend just randomly undoing everything your predecessor has done, regardless of whether it was good. Thatās what I did, and I think it worked out. Also, every week, say youāre going to do something about infrastructure, then donāt! This keeps people on their toes.
…
Anyway, a lot of people act like being president is some difficult, challenging job, but actually you can just sit around all day watching yourself on cable and the country will sort of take care of itself, except for theĀ 400,000 peopleĀ who will preventably die.
Be best,
Donald
P.S. This is still definitely a functioning democracy and any weird holes or dents you notice were there when I got here and not put here by me.
P.P.S. There is nothing in the vaccine stockpile. Good luck!
You really have to love Alexandra.
patd, that’s the one (I am so inept).
yeah, alexandra does good work; but this is more likely the note he really left
My wife was elated that Joe won and she made it to Inauguration Day, passing just after midnight today. Ā The horrid awful Covid19 is the worst, a killer of over 400,000 Americans, and it is a sad hard way to die. She had 2 strong recovery days and then crashed hard. Thatās the way it works. Ā I was denied a visit but all daughters were in the room. Ā My age and medical problems banned me. Ā Thanks everyone…her name was Carol (Carla Lee) was her nickname. She was 70.
dexter, sincerest condolences. please take extra care of yourself.
Sturgeone
I’m still unable to use Twitter.Ā Could you send a note to
Flatus Ohlfahrt
He last posted in December.
Dexter – I am so sorry.Ā
Mister President and First Lady enjoying the view from the Arboretum
President Biden is pretty spry for 78. Ā I would not want to be Dr. Bidenās feet. Ā Stairs and pavement in heels.Ā
One of the most satisfying treats of this day is watching the steady stream of people resigning immediately from their government positions.Ā So far people that most would not recognize, but if you are watchers of the former administration you would know them an cheer their departure.
Dexter
You are in my thoughts, I’m glad the girls were able to be with her, And so sad that you weren’t able to. It is a bitch of a disease.
Jack
Just a reminder why Steve Bannon needed a pardon
Just baked cookies in honor of this glorious day.Ā
I’m so sorry Dexter for your loss and yet angry At the cause. šš½šš½šš½
Thinking of our sister Patsi and how overjoyed she would have been to finally see this day , and Garth is a fun addition.Ā
Old man – please let Cobb know I think of him fondly, especially during corn season! You know his father had a saying about the shiny side and rubber too…
Well, that damn helicopter hovered around too long for me – didn’t think it would leave! Ā Since then it’s been a grand day- slainte!!
The parade of cold, bundled-up Bernie memes are a hoot and a half. Ā Waiting for Corey to post one.Ā
Warnock and Ossoff have been sworn in.
Dexter, so very sorry!Ā
I also was thinking of Patsi because of Garth. :0)
I’m so glad for President Biden.Ā
Katheleen, nice to see you.Ā
Craig…. what kind of cookies?!
OldSea… Ā I hope you realize that old man is Colorado Bob.
Jack, just a quick WV Covid vaccination update – don’t believe what you read.Ā 9 of the 13 WV vaccinations sites offering vaccinations tomorrow were “FULL” and utilizing wait lists when the clinics were announced yesterday as were 4 of the 6 listed for Friday.Ā I guess one could say they are so efficient at getting the vaccines out that they are running out before they can provide vaccine to all who want it, or we can just accept the fact that there ain’t shit for vaccine distributed available to get shots into arms. If excellent delivery of vaccines is reflected by repeated voicemails telling you to call back (Harrison County WV) or busy signals (Randolph County), only to be told you’re out of luck but will be put on a waiting list (Harrison) or they don’t have any idea when they will be scheduling appointments (Randolph) then we’re doing great.Ā I guess it’s great, Dumbass style.
I have to say I’m as proud today as I was 12 years ago when Barack Obama was sworn in as the first black President of the United States (although I had supported Hilary until Obama secured the nomination).
I recall not too may years ago Republicans crowed about the Repugs having an iron grip on the WH and a permanent majority in Congress.Ā 2004 as I recall. At that time R’s held the WH for 5 of the last 7 presidential elections.Ā Well now, that’s changed, hasn’t it?Ā Dems have won 5 of the last 8 presidential elections. Doesn’t pay to gloat long – next two election cycles saw both houses of Congress and the WH flip to Dem control.Ā Have a familiar ring?Ā Well, let’s not rest on our laurels, shall we?
Dexter
so sorry about Carol. Ā It is just so sad
Pogo – some repubs still think they own the senate.Ā An article in one of the papers had a few lines by one of the repubs who stated he was going to shutdown President Biden by introducing a bill to limit something or other.Ā He apparently forgot that the Dems run the place and decide on which bill goes to where. And, which bill goes no where.
A real Press Secretary about to hold her first conference.Ā It will probably truthful.Ā How novel!
Ā What i really needed to see today was that picture of all the little dumps standing around crying.
That was sweet.
a new day and a new way at the WH
Watch Biden swear in his political appointees and issue a warning:
"If you're ever working with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise I will fire you on the spot."pic.twitter.com/6ydnUXQf0d
Pogo – Write in Word or Notes, then paste. Ā That way you can retry if it goes missing.Ā
Loving the show, but miss seeing the ladies’ gowns.
Watching the Celebrating America event on CNN. I love it. So much better than watching politicians and lobbyists dance badly in formal wear.Ā
BiD I know. I usually copy before hitting Post Comment, but didnāt this time. Shame on me.Ā
Whatever the glitch is causing the error seems fine if you just page back.Ā It will look as if it hasn’t posted but if you just reload the whole page it appears as if you had hit post comment.
Jamie, itās a time limited fix. Itās what I have to do for every comment. By the time it got around to fucking up that option was no longer available.Ā
The next round of virtual drinks are on me. LOL!
Loving the finale. Joe and Jill conveying that they give a shit. What a breath of fresh air.Ā
Corey – It was just a PayPal donation, so virtual drinks means maintenance. Ā I got a receipt so I assume it went through. Always get a receipt in case of a shift change, right?
I think Bernie as the fly on Penceās head is my favorite.
Does anyone know the name of the Springsteen song that opened the concert?Ā Ā
The Land of Hope and Dreams
I swear autocorrect ruins words as Iām clickingto post.Ā
Thank you Bid.Ā My leaking brain cell managed to find where I dripped it.
Pleased for Joe Biden. He deserved this marvelous day.
Letās change the world, Mr. Cšā¤ļøšŗšø
(š = Joe emoji, now)
Pogo
You have sites that are vaccinating the general public?
Like wow!
Around here if you aren’t the mayors wife or live in a nursing home you a sol.
They created a website that requires you have email or text messaging, for those that don’t they put out a phone number but didn’t have anybody to man it so they shut it down. and so on and so on.
Jack
Dexter,
Sheās represented in Bidenās vote total, one of 81,281,502 (as it stands)- we couldnāt have done it without her.
iām really sorry, it sucks, and shouldnāt have happened.
I missed this today.
Wow, John Legend nails this Nina Simone standard.
Jack
NYTimes:
wapo editorial board:
Celebrate, despite everything
Javier Limoncellos sets up flags along the National Mall on Monday as part of preparations for Wednesday’s inauguration. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
WELL, WE made it. Some 1,461Ā days after Donald Trump took office as president, he must leave it, having been defeated for reelection last Nov. 3 by Joseph R. Biden Jr., who will be sworn in as the 46th president at noon Wednesday. Many Americans, surveying the damage Mr. Trump did ā most spectacularly by incitingĀ mob violence at the CapitolĀ on Jan. 6 ā are understandably not inclined to feel anything much more positive than relief. They should not, however, sell this momentous occasion short.
Measured against what could have gone wrong ā a Trump reelection, probably via a bare electoral college majority, or his outright refusal to surrender office once he lost ā Mr. Bidenās impending inauguration is cause for celebration.
This morning has one action, a countdown to noon.Ā Until that time hits I will not be able to do much more.
Today is dawning a little earlier, a little brighter and a lot more relaxed than any day in the last 4 years. Thank god thatās over.Ā
1461 days?Ā seems more like years.
CBS is reporting that President Biden will immediately do seventeen actions this afternoon to halt or reverse a lot of the damage caused by the previous person who was in the White House.Ā One of those directly impacts me and is why I am counting down the minutes until noon.
Dexterās wife has passed from the covid.
Damn. Bad news. Dex, if youāre looking in, Iām so sorry to hear your partner has left you.Ā
To pick up on BBās post about Joeās executive actions today, from NYT:
Good on you Joe.Ā
Dexters wife, so very sad. I’m sorry, tragic.
I’m waiting online since 6 am trying to get an appointment for my oldest client Rose, 88 for a Covid vaccine. Publix started giving them. Only online and so very tough for old people.Ā
BB, in addition to his expected removal of the transgender military ban on day one there’s also this
wapo:
President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will nominate Rachel Levine, Pennsylvaniaās top health official, as his assistant secretary of health. Levine, a pediatrician, would become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
sturge, is dexter in danger due to exposure?Ā i keep thinking about X-R when he told us about sweetie being diagnosed with it and what followed.
Dex hasnāt mentioned any danger for himself
Four and a half hours! Ā Has 45* the losing-est prez left the building?Ā
Expunge his evil deeds, Joe. Ā Imagine a POTUS who doesnāt think itās all about the frills and who doesnāt treat the office like just another scam.
Also, my presidential pins just mailed.
BB, politico also reported this about the def sec nominee:
Bid, a pinderski cartoon just for you
patd – this tweet includes a link to a NY Times article from 2018.Ā Reading the article will provide some background into why Biden’s pick for HHS assistant secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, is so important.Ā Something I tried to do in 2007 was to change how reporters referred to me.Ā They would write “transgender Pamela, running for office”.Ā I would ask them toĀ write “politician Pamela, who is transgender, is running for.” The distinction is I am a politician running for office who happens to be transgender, not Pamela the transgender and the rest is not read.
Canāt recall Flatusā diagnosis, but PatD and I looked it up and although not good, it seemed manageable. Ā Sad for Dexterās loss.Ā
Rachel made the case brilliantly! TRUMP WAS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY!
tRUMPsky pardoned Steve BananaNazi because he believed he can help him rebuild his political career. Ā
Do you hear that Republicans in Congress? Ā Take that shut seriously and ban the bastard from running for prez! Ā Ā
Heād never take a smaller office. Ā Even if he ran for gov of NY or FL, nobody would have him. Ā Hope to god the entire family is shunned everywhere for eternity.Ā
Another Florida “shit show” After waiting in the Publix queue for a Covid Vaccine for Rose since 6 am, when they started taking appointments, server error. It crashed. OMG, what a mess for older than 65.
A little sing along ditty for Trumps take off
BB a good distinction to make.
business insider via msn:
just heard the choppers fly by, on way to white house
Well, I have some wrapping up to do on 2 separate jobs and am thereby likely to miss the television festivities and festooneries……..not a problem.Ā Ā I know the score, and money must still be made.Ā Ā I will see it all later today.Ā
That was the last time Iāll make my bed with SFB as prez. Ā Itās the little things.Ā
BiD, so last 4 years – as you made your bed he lied in it
and Marine One lifts off. Good riddance!
The fat man is going to say the fat lady hasnāt sung yet. Ā Heāll be back…unless Republicans in Congress have the balls to stop him.
I canāt listen. Gonna take a long shower.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/trump-pardons-commutations-list/index.html
Parting gifts to criminals
Dumbass gave a mercifully short farewell speech, repeating teh same bullshit we’ve heard a thousand times.Ā The audience was basically just his family and Mark Meadows, and the Marines manning the cannons for the 21 gun salute.Ā I turned the sound down so that I didn’t have to have it sneak into my head – just read bits and pieces of the transcript when I’d look up at the Wapo feed.Ā That was more than enough.Ā He finally listened and got the fuck out of our house.Ā Good riddance.
Pig Face is gone to the sounds of My Way.Ā *gag*Ā !Ā Can’t wait for noon.
Savoring the moment …
Associated Press: TRUMP LEAVES WHITE HOUSE
Muting it every time they replay a blurb. Ā Hate the sound of his droning voice. Ā Good riddance to bad rubbish.Ā
Two hours to go.Ā Champagne is chilled.Ā
His parting blurb was… the wonder of him.Ā Don’t ya love his affinity for Macho Man?Ā LMAO!
TT – the orange blob is so stupid that he thinks the LGBTQ anthem is a white straight guy song.
BB, that’s so right!!Ā LMAO!!
Dex… Ā so sorry for your loss.
Iām super happy! Ā I put peach jam on my toast this morning in honor of 2 new Senators being sworn in today.
Uh oh.Ā I keep getting a critical error message when posting.
SO sorry about Dexter’s wife.Ā It makes me both sad and mad.Ā Was avoidable!Ā He should sue Trump!
Why the hell is Cruz there?Ā The traitor has NO shame!
Did anyone notice that Mr. T’s hair was less orange this morning, more dark and gray?Ā Also, I think his makeup artist has blobbed that crap on his face as a joke!!Ā Ā
This is the first inauguration I have not been at in years.Ā The last one was quite painful as I suffered a severe deep hip bruise.Ā While thinking back to that fateful slip on to one of the Mall’s infamous granite curbs I started to wonder about crowd size.Ā There is the distinct possibility President Biden might have a much larger crowd due to the twenty-five thousand invitees.
He left as he arrived – a short-fingered vulgarian who cared only about himself and his own view of his importance – only 4 years older and uglier and his racism and disdain for this country in full display.Ā He will be missed – in a very good way.
Clarence Thomas, Alito, and Breyer not with the Supremes.Ā Maybe Thomas could resign and Put Hillary in his place!!
MJ… I put the tv on a little bit past 8am… saw the helicopter on the WH lawn… said to myself āthatās enoughā… then turned the tv off.
I was done with that fucker….
No!!!! No split screen. Ā The bastard left. Ā Donāt show his treasonous Ā ass anymore! Ā This is Bidenās day!Ā
Melania is wearing a tablecloth from 1973. At least there was no landing speech.
From times passed, January 20, 1993
An excerpt from
On Pulse of the Morning by Maya Angelou
50 minutes!Ā
Here we go!
49 minutes!Ā
Watching an inaugural with real class at top of the Capitol
30 minutes to safety
Listening to Roy Blunt, What I’m seeing isĀ a big “don’t let the door hit you in the ass” to Trump.
I think everybody is “think God it is over”
Jack
Playing of the national drinking song
History just made – Kamala Harris sworn in as VP.
Formality aside, drinking champagne from the bottle is always good.
Don’t remember last time I was this excited!
Love this day. Ā Love Amy Klobuchar! Ā This feels like family!
America! Weāre back!!!!š
Ditto for Joe – 11 minutes before noon.Ā Musta been too cold to wait.
Tearing up permissible.Ā Here’s to a great future.
Biden’s hairdresser apparently doesn’t have the strong hairspray that T’s had!! Ā Loving the normalcy of the looks of the people there.
Poobah, I’m getting serial notices about WordPress errors when I post something, hit back arrow and refresh and there is what I just posted.Ā Any ideas about that?
Good on Joe – calling out Dumbass’ base.
Waited 4 years for this.Ā Appropriate once again, “this long national nightmare is now over”.
Great cermony – I am truly happy.
Of the photos Wapo has posted as images from the inauguration, none is as satisfying as seeing the ass end of Marine 1 as it flies away from the WH and toward the Washington Monument and Andrews as it is taking out the White House trash for the last time.
President Biden has now lifted four years of every day not knowing if I would be fired.Ā I was the face of the USDA transgender employees.Ā Every single day I expected to receive a call to be told to return my credentials and pick up a box from my cube.Ā My guess for why that did not happen is the guy had no interest in farming, therefore no interest in the department.Ā But, I also expected someone somewhere to attempt to get me canned.Ā That stress is gone now.Ā A great relaxation has come to me, and I am very happy.Ā I look forward to putting President Biden and Vice President Harris pictures on my cube wall.Ā It is a very good day.
HallelujahĀ
BlueBronc I am so happy for you.Ā
MJ – thank you.Ā It has been a long four years.Ā
Biden address a remarkably plain spoken appeal to decency any sensible person can understand.
Exactly the POTUS we need and exactly the speech we needed to hear.
Will the rednecks forgive Garth?
Listening to Garth I shed a tear for our beloved Patsi Bale Cox. She is so proud.
āWe will love the unlovable.ā
I’ve seen my share of inaugurals but from start to finish that was the most honest, genuine and inspirational ever.Ā
watch me dip
Craig… me too. Ā I couldnāt help but think of how proud Patsi wouldāve been to see Garth up there.
I also cried when Kamala was sworn in.
i was disappointed in Garth for not speaking out during the trump regime, but better late than neverš
Lol- my friend just said to a coworker, āhooray, we have a new Presidentā, and the guy shook his head dejectedly and replied, āI dunno, Iām worried about gas pricesāššĀ
My favorite pic from Inauguration Day.
(Rats – it didn’t paste)
It did feel like a family reunion, more than an official, state ceremony. Ā
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/us/give-send-go-extremism-invs/index.htmlThe money trailĀ
The pic
š¼ fly him to the moon, let him sit behind the bars, let him see what life is like exiled from afarš¶
š¼in other words: please go away…š¶
Bink
Garth never has liked mixing in politics.Ā He settled for declining invitation to perform for at Trump’s inaugural even though he had sung at every one since Carter.
Craig
Still getting that weird error message from WordPress with posting.Ā It doesn’t seem to interfere with the actual post which is there when you reload, but it is an aggravation.
Here is what you see:Ā Ā There has been a critical error on this website.
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āĀ he had sung at every one since Carter.ā
Carter?! Ā He aināt that old!
Will have āLow Placesā stuck in my head for a couple days, now, and iām cool with thatš¤·āāļøšŗšø
President Biden. Ā Sigh. Ā I think a nap is in order. Ā
as for power sharing with weathervane Mitch only if the split would s 90 percent to us and 10 for Trump Mitch and that is partially a salute to Garland
i was calling for Biden to drop out of the primaries! Ā What an asshole (i am)!
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…warming up to him. Ā Might not be the President i want, but might be the President we need. Ā
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Ok, Congrats, all- we did itššŖšŗšø
(clarification: was fully warmed-up to him after the segment from the DNCC about him working with kids with speech-impediments)
Just watched President Biden (it feels good to be able to type those words again) sign the documents.Ā Most importantly he did not have a need to hold up the documents to show off that he can sign his name.
Talked to my girlfriend and she too admits to crying when Vice-President Harris (it feels good to be able to type those words again) was sworn in.Ā She is not prone to such actions, and said she has no idea why she did.Ā She knows, but will take a bit to realize the reasons.
Craig – A round of virtual drinks on the way via PayPal. Ā Thanks for hosting Bidenās inauguration. Ā It wouldnāt be the same without yāall.Ā
Jamie, Poobah, that’s the message I get (See Jamie’s 1:14 comment) – then when I hit the back error and refresh all is well until the next post.
Bink, from Yahoo! News:
I didn’t think of Garth as being that old either.
pogo, you mean this one?
there has been a critical error – for 4 years-Ā but now it’s gone
All of those stairs and no hand railing. Ā In heels, itās even trickier.Ā
A collective sigh of relief from men and all of my friends!!!Ā SIGH!Ā Life is better now!
I’m still getting the critical error message.Ā Blah.
Dumbass’ letter to Joe:
You really have to love Alexandra.
patd, that’s the one (I am so inept).
yeah, alexandra does good work; but this is more likely the note he really left
My wife was elated that Joe won and she made it to Inauguration Day, passing just after midnight today. Ā The horrid awful Covid19 is the worst, a killer of over 400,000 Americans, and it is a sad hard way to die. She had 2 strong recovery days and then crashed hard. Thatās the way it works. Ā I was denied a visit but all daughters were in the room. Ā My age and medical problems banned me. Ā Thanks everyone…her name was Carol (Carla Lee) was her nickname. She was 70.
dexter, sincerest condolences. please take extra care of yourself.
Sturgeone
I’m still unable to use Twitter.Ā Could you send a note to
Flatus Ohlfahrt
He last posted in December.
Dexter – I am so sorry.Ā
Mister President and First Lady enjoying the view from the Arboretum
President Biden is pretty spry for 78. Ā I would not want to be Dr. Bidenās feet. Ā Stairs and pavement in heels.Ā
One of the most satisfying treats of this day is watching the steady stream of people resigning immediately from their government positions.Ā So far people that most would not recognize, but if you are watchers of the former administration you would know them an cheer their departure.
Dexter
You are in my thoughts, I’m glad the girls were able to be with her, And so sad that you weren’t able to. It is a bitch of a disease.
Jack
Just a reminder why Steve Bannon needed a pardon
Just baked cookies in honor of this glorious day.Ā
I’m so sorry Dexter for your loss and yet angry At the cause. šš½šš½šš½
Thinking of our sister Patsi and how overjoyed she would have been to finally see this day , and Garth is a fun addition.Ā
Old man – please let Cobb know I think of him fondly, especially during corn season! You know his father had a saying about the shiny side and rubber too…
Well, that damn helicopter hovered around too long for me – didn’t think it would leave! Ā Since then it’s been a grand day- slainte!!
The parade of cold, bundled-up Bernie memes are a hoot and a half. Ā Waiting for Corey to post one.Ā
Warnock and Ossoff have been sworn in.
Dexter, so very sorry!Ā
I also was thinking of Patsi because of Garth. :0)
I’m so glad for President Biden.Ā
Katheleen, nice to see you.Ā
Craig…. what kind of cookies?!
OldSea… Ā I hope you realize that old man is Colorado Bob.
Jack, just a quick WV Covid vaccination update – don’t believe what you read.Ā 9 of the 13 WV vaccinations sites offering vaccinations tomorrow were “FULL” and utilizing wait lists when the clinics were announced yesterday as were 4 of the 6 listed for Friday.Ā I guess one could say they are so efficient at getting the vaccines out that they are running out before they can provide vaccine to all who want it, or we can just accept the fact that there ain’t shit for vaccine distributed available to get shots into arms. If excellent delivery of vaccines is reflected by repeated voicemails telling you to call back (Harrison County WV) or busy signals (Randolph County), only to be told you’re out of luck but will be put on a waiting list (Harrison) or they don’t have any idea when they will be scheduling appointments (Randolph) then we’re doing great.Ā I guess it’s great, Dumbass style.
I have to say I’m as proud today as I was 12 years ago when Barack Obama was sworn in as the first black President of the United States (although I had supported Hilary until Obama secured the nomination).
I recall not too may years ago Republicans crowed about the Repugs having an iron grip on the WH and a permanent majority in Congress.Ā 2004 as I recall. At that time R’s held the WH for 5 of the last 7 presidential elections.Ā Well now, that’s changed, hasn’t it?Ā Dems have won 5 of the last 8 presidential elections. Doesn’t pay to gloat long – next two election cycles saw both houses of Congress and the WH flip to Dem control.Ā Have a familiar ring?Ā Well, let’s not rest on our laurels, shall we?
Dexter
so sorry about Carol. Ā It is just so sad
Pogo – some repubs still think they own the senate.Ā An article in one of the papers had a few lines by one of the repubs who stated he was going to shutdown President Biden by introducing a bill to limit something or other.Ā He apparently forgot that the Dems run the place and decide on which bill goes to where. And, which bill goes no where.
A real Press Secretary about to hold her first conference.Ā It will probably truthful.Ā How novel!
Ā What i really needed to see today was that picture of all the little dumps standing around crying.
That was sweet.
a new day and a new way at the WH
Lost a lengthy comment. Goddammit.Ā
Pogo – Write in Word or Notes, then paste. Ā That way you can retry if it goes missing.Ā
Loving the show, but miss seeing the ladies’ gowns.
Watching the Celebrating America event on CNN. I love it. So much better than watching politicians and lobbyists dance badly in formal wear.Ā
BiD I know. I usually copy before hitting Post Comment, but didnāt this time. Shame on me.Ā
Whatever the glitch is causing the error seems fine if you just page back.Ā It will look as if it hasn’t posted but if you just reload the whole page it appears as if you had hit post comment.
Jamie, itās a time limited fix. Itās what I have to do for every comment. By the time it got around to fucking up that option was no longer available.Ā
The next round of virtual drinks are on me. LOL!
Loving the finale. Joe and Jill conveying that they give a shit. What a breath of fresh air.Ā
Corey – It was just a PayPal donation, so virtual drinks means maintenance. Ā I got a receipt so I assume it went through. Always get a receipt in case of a shift change, right?
Now, whereās your meme of Bernie sleeping?Ā
https://nypost.com/2021/01/20/here-are-the-best-bernie-sanders-memes-from-the-inauguration/
I think Bernie as the fly on Penceās head is my favorite.
Does anyone know the name of the Springsteen song that opened the concert?Ā Ā
The Land of Hope and Dreams
I swear autocorrect ruins words as Iām clickingto post.Ā
Thank you Bid.Ā My leaking brain cell managed to find where I dripped it.
Pleased for Joe Biden. He deserved this marvelous day.
Letās change the world, Mr. Cšā¤ļøšŗšø
(š = Joe emoji, now)
Pogo
You have sites that are vaccinating the general public?
Like wow!
Around here if you aren’t the mayors wife or live in a nursing home you a sol.
They created a website that requires you have email or text messaging, for those that don’t they put out a phone number but didn’t have anybody to man it so they shut it down. and so on and so on.
Jack
Dexter,
Sheās represented in Bidenās vote total, one of 81,281,502 (as it stands)- we couldnāt have done it without her.
iām really sorry, it sucks, and shouldnāt have happened.
I missed this today.
Wow, John Legend nails this Nina Simone standard.
Jack
Nina herself
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