The First 100 Days
A balanced - sometimes comical - look into the first 100 days of the Obama presidency from a college students' perspective
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A video of the beautiful quartet performance from the inauguration
1/20/09 8:17 PM
I could listen to this all day. It's truly inspiring.
More on what is expected of Obama when the celebrations are over
1/20/09 2:51 PM
Here is the column I wrote for Inauguration Day as the first in a series examing Obama's first 100 days in office.
On another note, Obama just announced that Senators Robert Byrd and Ted Kennedy collapsed at the lunch ceremony at Congress. This certainly puts a sour note on the ceremony and the day - especially considering Obama's relationship with the senator and his comparisons to former president John F. Kennedy.
Let's all hope he's OK.
Inauguration recap
1/20/09 12:08 PM
The controversial invocation selection Rick Warren turned out to be nothing more than a common inaugural invocation. It was heavy on forgiveness for the country's wrongs but also looked forward to the restoration of stability behind the blessings of God. This invocation showed not the bigotry of Warren or poor judgment of Obama; it showed the strength of Obama's faith. He is a religious man. And this faith inspires many behind him. During the invocation and later during Obama's inspiring speech, people closed their eyes, held their hands together and shook their heads in agreement. Many of these people truly believe that Obama is the savior of the country - the one person who can change this country around. All the events tied to the theme of hope and faith. Aretha Franklin, the...Millions of people flood the National Mall
1/20/09 11:06 AM
I spent the summer working just a few blocks from the Capitol and the National Mall and spent many hours walking through the area. I was below the Washington Monument on the Fourth of July and spent close to an hour just waiting to leave the National Mall, but never could I imagine the amount of people crammed into that small area in front of the Capitol.
News organizations estimate about 2 million people, and looking on the television shots, it seems like much more. There are so many people that cell phone companies have been beefing up their service and still expect people to lose service.
It's truly amazing to see people who are close to a mile away from the Capitol just as excited as those 50 yards from the Capitol and hoping to get just a glimpse of history.
A humorous look at the election: Ted Stevens
11/10/08 2:50 PM
After more than a year of campaigning, debating, caucusing and everything in between, I think most of us are a little tired of serious political news. For that reason, I will focus on some of the more entertaining aspects of this historical election. First up, Ted Stevens. It looks like Stevens, who has served as a U.S. senator since the year Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated, will be reelected after - I emphasize after - being convicted of seven charges of taking several thousand dollars worth of gifts from an oil company. According to the Anchorage Daily News, much of this money was used to make his small Alaska cabin into a luxurious getaway. This is the same Ted Stevens who gained some popularity with the younger generation a few years ago after referring to the Internet as...
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