Planning to watch the inauguration?
L.A. Times
2013/01/19 22:00:00
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Barack Obama publicly took the oath of office for his second term Monday, strongly defending the ideology of his party as he urged Americans to accept compromise as a path toward solving the nation’s problems.
“Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time – but it does require us to act in our time,” Obama said, shortly after taking the oath from Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. “Decisions are upon us, and we cannot afford delay. We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.”
While just over 18 minutes– relatively short by historical standards -- the address hit several major policy priorities Obama hopes to pursue.
“Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time – but it does require us to act in our time,” Obama said, shortly after taking the oath from Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. “Decisions are upon us, and we cannot afford delay. We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.”
While just over 18 minutes– relatively short by historical standards -- the address hit several major policy priorities Obama hopes to pursue.
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Goducks5 2013/01/20 05:34:52
Tee~hee
The online whining by the far right is infantile and verging on un-American.