They're not booing, they're going Boooooooosh

As a citizen, of America and the world, I'm damn glad they're gone. But as a blogger, I tell ya' Mitch McConnell and Boehner are just not as ripe a target. If the GOP nominates an over-tanned, teary-eyed, chinless wonder in 2012 the material is going to seem awfully stale. If the Republicans would be so kind as to keep the talk shows ass-deep in Eric Cantor or Adam Putman it would help.

And speaking of ripe targets, even as Bush was booed and people pointed and laughed at Dick "Mr. Potter Blofeld Strangelove Judge Doom Ironside" Cheney, there was one man particularly beloved by the millions on the National Mall via National Review blogger Yuval Levin:

This was, understandably, a very partisan crowd in which I was badly out of place. The loudest boos, to my surprise, were not for Bush and Cheney, who got plenty, but for Joe Lieberman when he was shown on the huge television screens — more than one voice could be heard shouting “traitor” around where I was standing...

Welcome to the rest of your life Joe, and you didn't even get a dinner out of it.

Crowd reports

CNN and MSNBC say approximately 2 million people were there to see the swearing in.

However, FoxNews disagrees and says, at best, the number was 3/5ths of that!

A final review

The sound of a job completely fucked up.

Summing Up Bush's Exit

How does it feel? Like that pit in your stomach you get after eating something that didn't sit right, a thud, followed by gas and cramps as the bad food works its way through the pipes. Inevitably it work its way out, an explosion, and ultimately, sweet relief as the mess finally exits. Goodbye mal carne.

Funny

I do not know where this comes from but I had to share it:

Dear World:

We, the United States of America, your top quality supplier of the ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service outage has been located, and the software responsible was replaced November 4. Early tests of the newly installed program indicate that we are now operating correctly, and we expect it to be fully functional on January  20. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the outage. We look forward to resuming full service and hope to improve in years to come. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

Sincerely,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

If anyone knows who wrote this, please send us the attribution.

Updates from CNN

Updates that you want to see that is:

At 11:50am:

-- The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States is under way.

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At 12:09pm:

-- Barack Obama has been sworn in as the nation's 44th president.

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Can't make it to the Inauguration? Watch it LIVE on CNN.com
today. Coverage begins at 8 a.m. ET. http://www.cnn.com/Live
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For One Moment Hope

For a moment today the world seemed beautiful and just. I know the ugliness and injustices are still there.  But for a moment, things changed.  I hope for more of those moments in my life, and I wish them for everyone.

May our energy in the face of our continuing struggles be renewed.

"They call me, Mr. President"

REUTERS/Jim Young

Cheney's new endorsement deal

Now this is AWESOME to See!!!

Great to see you Teddy!

(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

"I'm ready for my close up Mr. Kubrick"

REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES)

So Much to Savor

Peggy Noonan, November 4, 2004:

I do not know what the Democratic Party spent, in toto, on the 2004 election, but what they seem to have gotten for it is Barack Obama. Let us savor.

Enjoy the day, Old Girl!

Facebook Status Updates for Bush Devotees, Dimwits & Dead-enders (Part II)

With special Inauguration Day updates!

RICH LOWRY is sucking on little Starbursts.

CLAUDE ALLEN is formulating strategies for his new gig as Director of Loss Prevention at Linda Tripp’s popular shop, The Christmas Sleigh, in Middleburg, VA.

MONICA GOODLING is thinking that government work is highly overrated and searching for a Republican to design napkin rings for her wedding.

JOE THE PLUMBER is considering going back to installing water filters instead of babbling about media filters.

KEN MEHLMAN is thinking about the myriad of ways in which George W. Bush really is like Harry S. Truman.

BEN DOMENECH is thinking about the myriad of ways in which George W. Bush really is like Harry S. Truman.

JAMES INHOFE is unrepentant in his insistence that global warming is a hoax as he pumps four feet of water out of his Tulsa basement.

HARRIET MIERS is dreaming about what might have been as she stages a mock-wedding for her cats.

MITT ROMNEY is thinking about this February's Westminster Kennel Club 133rd Annual Dog Show.

COKIE ROBERTS is very concerned that Democrats will overplay their hand and wonders if "Beyonce" is an overly exotic name for a performer at an inaugural event.

BRISTOL PALIN is wondering re the whereabouts of Levi Johnston.

LEVI JOHNSTON is on the road.

KENNETH TOMLINSON is not watching inauguration coverage on PBS.

LYNNE CHENEY is pondering a return to writing.

RICHARD PERLE is reminding anyone who will listen that he was not an architect of the Iraq war.

BARBARA BUSH is packing.

DAVID BRODER is spending the day watching a "Matlock" marathon on TVLand.

ALBERTO GONZALES is sending out resumes.

NICOLLE WALLACE is very definitely not reading inauguration coverage in "Time" magazine!

SCOOTER LIBBY is waiting for a phone call.

TOM DELAY is thinking about comebacks.

MICHELLE MALKIN is enraged.

JOHN BOEHNER is weeping while tanning.

JIM O'BIERNE is wading through resumes from laid-off Heritage Foundation employees.

L. PAUL BREMER is avoiding Jim O'Bierne's calls.

CONDOLEEZZA RICE is dreaming of peace while shopping for shoes in the middle east.

PIPER PALIN is still carrying her Lunchables in the RNC's her $865 Louis Vuitton "Montorgueil GM" handbag.

SEAN HANNITY is looking forward to his inauguration day address to the Nassau Community College Chapter of the College Republicans.

ASHLEY TODD is discovering the joys of L'Oreal True Match Liquid Make-up in "Classic White".

JOHN YOO is grateful for tenure.

MICHAEL BROWN is thinking that George W. Bush has done a heckuva job.

GEORGE ALLEN is watching the inauguration from America and the real world of Virginia.

LURITA DOAN is thinking about how she can help her candidates in the next election.

ALAN GREENSPAN is pondering legacies shattered.

JUDITH MILLER is enjoying her new gig as lead local affairs correspondent for the Sag Harbor Pennysaver.

CHRIS COX is looking for his shredder.

STEVE SCHMIDT is tired of pro-Obama advocacy organizations and is avoiding all MSM inauguration coverage.

SARAH PALIN is organizing her closets and keeping an eye on Russia from her bedroom window.

JACK ABRAMOFF is wondering (a) if it was all worth it and (b) if the person in charge of the TV at Federal Corrections Institute at Cumberland, Maryland at noon tomorrow is a Republican or a Democrat.

RACHEL PAULOSE is reading about the inauguration and remembering her investiture.

DICK CHENEY is resting comfortably within reach of his shredder.

BRADLEY SCHLOZMAN is pondering a career outside the law.

PEGGY NOONAN is not savoring.

Just so you know

According to the New York Times Chimpy & Lump depart at 12:32 eastern time from the east side of the Capitol in a reenactment of the climatic scene from Miss Saigon.

Awesome

But some of the musical choices make me wonder about the number of lame people attending (I keed, I keed, I actually love this):

(3rd and C St. NW) -- As the crowd that now stretches north about four blocks awaits to be let on the Capitol grounds in about 50 minutes, a wave of singing begins.

A small group of Howard University students began singing songs from musicals such as "A Whole New World" from Alladin and Rent's "Seasons of Love." Then many voices joined in as the crowd, as in a wave, began singing "Lift Every Voice". By the time the crowd reached "true to our God, true to our native land" black, brown and white fists were in the air.

The biggest chorus of voices joined in on "The Star Spangled Banner" as voices bounced off the concrete barriers on both sidewalks.

Golly, why so bitter?

Oh, the poor right they just cannot stand all this coverage of Obama and why it is so positive. It's all a media creation, blah blah blah:

Attendance at the Inauguration of George W. Bush 2001 (people, not tossed eggs):

almost 250,000 people in attendance

Obama will have somewhere well north of 1,000,000.

Update:

Already at 5 in the morning in D.C.:

Thousands of spectators have already packed the mall in front of the Air and Space Museum, throwing down blankets and in some cases jumping right into sleeping bags.

Live pictures make it clear there are already huge crowds before the Capital building.

Na na na na, hey-hey-hey, goodbye!

It's a good thing nothing is really going on because otherwise Dick Cheney's determination to go out looking like Lionel Barrymore in 'It's a Wonderful Life' would be worth more notice.

Vice President Dick Cheney pulled a muscle in his back on Monday while moving boxes and will be in a wheelchair for Tuesday’s inauguration ceremony.

Considering his alleged heart problems (the problems are real, it's the heart that's alleged) and his wealth what boxes were so important that only Dick could move them? Must be his line of CIA Operative trading cards.

In any case, I guess the old "history will vindicate me" line is not off to a good start when even Assrocket at Powerline tries to walk it back.

From this in July 2005:

It must be very strange to be President Bush. A man of extraordinary vision and brilliance approaching to genius, he can't get anyone to notice.

To this:

Everything considered, I give the Bush administration a B-.

Four letters off, but it's a start.

(picture via krystalynn)

[Cross-posted at Firedoglake]

And it just hit me...

I have been waiting for this moment for 8 fucking years now. That I get the benefit of a great new President is icing on the cake. About one year ago I was sitting in Attaturk's living room, talking with Attaturk and Dedurkheim about the scenes we had all witnessed at several different caucus sites in here in the unofficial hometown of this bloggy blog. Fair to say I think none of us saw this coming except in those weird dreams that only happen early in the morning, right before you wake-up (as opposed to the Bush-induced dreams that wake you at 1:28 a.m., the stranger standing over you with an axe...).

Good riddance to Bush and Cheney, the Malachi brothers of the whole nation. May they have many sleepless nights.

The enjoyable final moments

As we enter the last 18 hours of the Bush Administration there was something quite enjoyable about the crowd I just saw behind Keith Olbermann mocking Dick Cheney straining a back muscle.

Followed by the change of "Nah nah nah nah hey-hey-hey-GOODBYE!"

In the words of Peggy Noonan and Res Ipsa, let us savor.

Facebook Status Updates from Bush Devotees, Dimwits & Dead-enders (Part I)

Inauguration Eve Edition

CLAUDE ALLEN is formulating strategies for his new gig as Director of Loss Prevention at Linda Tripp’s popular shop, The Christmas Sleigh, in Middleburg, VA.

MONICA GOODLING is thinking that government work is highly overrated and searching for a Republican to design napkin rings for her wedding.

JOE THE PLUMBER is considering going back to installing water filters instead of babbling about media filters.

KEN MEHLMAN is thinking about the myriad of ways in which George W. Bush really is like Harry S. Truman.

BEN DOMENECH is thinking about the myriad of ways in which George W. Bush really is like Harry S. Truman.

JAMES INHOFE is unrepentant in his insistence that global warming is a hoax as he pumps four feet of water out of his Tulsa basement.

HARRIET MIERS is dreaming about what might have been as she stages a mock-wedding for her cats.

MITT ROMNEY is thinking about this February's Westminster Kennel Club 133rd Annual Dog Show.

COKIE ROBERTS is very concerned that Democrats will overplay their hand and wonders if "Beyonce" is an overly exotic name for a performer at an inaugural event.

LEVI JOHNSTON is on the road.

KENNETH TOMLINSON is not watching inauguration coverage on PBS.

LYNNE CHENEY is pondering a return to writing.

RICHARD PERLE is reminding anyone who will listen that he was not an architect of the Iraq war.

BARBARA BUSH is packing.

ALBERTO GONZALES is sending out resumes.

NICOLLE WALLACE is very definitely not reading inauguration coverage in "Time" magazine!

TOM DELAY is thinking about comebacks.

MICHELLE MALKIN is enraged.

JOHN BOEHNER is weeping while tanning.

CONDOLEEZZA RICE is dreaming of peace while shopping for shoes in the middle east.

PIPER PALIN is still carrying her Lunchables in her the RNC's $865 Louis Vuitton "Montorgueil GM" handbag.

SEAN HANNITY is looking forward to his inauguration day address to the Nassau Community College Chapter of the College Republicans.

ASHLEY TODD is discovering the joys of L'Oreal True Match Liquid Make-up in "Classic Ivory".

JOHN YOO is grateful for tenure.

GEORGE ALLEN is watching the inauguration from America and the real world of Virginia.

LURITA DOAN is thinking about how she can help her candidates in the next election.

ALAN GREENSPAN is pondering legacies shattered.

STEVE SCHMIDT is tired of pro-Obama advocacy organizations and is avoiding all MSM inauguration coverage.

SARAH PALIN is organizing her closets and keeping an eye on Russia from her bedroom window.

JACK ABRAMOFF is wondering (a) if it was all worth it and (b) if the person in charge of the TV at Federal Corrections Institute at Cumberland, Maryland at noon tomorrow is a Republican or a Democrat.

RACHEL PAULOSE is reading about the inauguration and remembering her investiture.

BRADLEY SCHLOZMAN is pondering a career outside the law.

PEGGY NOONAN is not savoring.