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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Politics The First Swearings In

Posted by on Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 9:03 AM

You can watch the swearing in of the 111th Congress live on C-Span here.

UPDATE: A man in black is saying, "Lord, we praise you as the father of us all..." as everyone in the House has their heads bowed.

 

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1
Senator Burris has been turned away from his rightful place as a Senator. This is an outrage!
Posted by AJ on January 6, 2009 at 9:07 AM
2

As long as there are no canings...

Posted by Charles Sumner on January 6, 2009 at 9:15 AM
3
"Lord, we praise you as the father of us all..."
Did they just flaunt the constitution on live television?
I'm shocked!
Posted by Stoppin ze throwinze on January 6, 2009 at 9:17 AM
4
"Lord we praise you as the father of us all by making sure we do not seat another negro in the Senate!"
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on January 6, 2009 at 9:19 AM
5
The United States of America, a Theocracy. Prepared for our 100-year war with Islam?
Posted by Where's My Waterworld? on January 6, 2009 at 9:34 AM
6
@3 I believe you mean "flout" the Constitution. And alas, no they didn't.
Posted by Hernandez on January 6, 2009 at 9:36 AM
7
@6 Yeah, I meant flout, thanks.
Posted by Stoppin ze throwinze on January 6, 2009 at 9:38 AM
8
I wished they WOULD "flaunt" the Constitution a bit. Refreshing...
Posted by Andy Niable on January 6, 2009 at 9:42 AM
9
We must liberate the Holy Land from the Islamic Infedel!
Posted by Pope Urban on January 6, 2009 at 9:45 AM
10
Yeah, what, do they think they are a football team or something?
Posted by P to the J on January 6, 2009 at 9:45 AM
11
Religion is a disease! look at the middle east!
Posted by morally anti-god on January 6, 2009 at 9:56 AM
12
The Democrats are mismanaging this congress and we are not seeing change.

1. No senator from NY yet, why the delay? Get on with it. We need every vote.
2. Burris: no legal grounds to reject him. How about following the law, and seating him? We need every vote.
3. Franken: easier to seat if Democrats stop adopting the ridiculous antiaction rules of Senate that give ANY senator the right to block action unilaterally, requiring the stupid 60 votes to overcome that (well they've been adopting the no=action rules for CENTURIES. you don't expect things to CHANGE, do you?)
4. Local democrats having all their meetings now, ignored on Slog, to elect the people who make the rules including superdelegates, etc. etc. No grass roots activism going on to change anything.
5. Obama vast e mail network lying dormant, a wasted asset, should be activiated to support his stimulus program -- instead of his strategy of trying to get a really braod coalition, which means watering down the change inherent in his plan.
The new politics of change, it seems, is massive triangulation.
6. Panetta is good pick, he's anti torture, a fight worth having. Pelosi: shut up and get on board.
Posted by PCIwantchangedammit on January 6, 2009 at 10:17 AM
13
At what point might the Democratic Congress realize that Pelosi/Reid are feckless twits with lower numbers than the Bushies and decide to call for new leadership? The midterms?
Posted by Judith on January 6, 2009 at 10:54 AM
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Did you guys say a man in blackface?

Was this before or after they turned away US Senator Burris?
Posted by Will in Seattle on January 6, 2009 at 12:12 PM
15

Yes, but what was the man saying the prayer's opinion about gay marrage and Prop 8?!?!?!?

My god man, have you completely lost sight of what's REALLY IMPORTANT in America!!!

Posted by Timrrr on January 6, 2009 at 1:10 PM

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