Rant #3,619: So It Goes

The presidential inauguration went off without a hitch, if you don't count the fact that it was a bit late, extending the term of the outgoing president, on a technicality.

Donald Trump is now the 47th president--our commander in chief--and people who remain in denial simply have to get over it.

Just some observations ...

Where was former First Lady Michele Obama at the inauguration?

All of the other former First Ladies were present with their husbands ... where was she?

Absolutely no excuse.

And why was it announced, literally minutes before Trump took the oath, that seemingly the entire Biden family received pardons from their patriarch?

The timing was poor, made the elder Biden look really bad ... and most importantly, they received pardons for crimes that have not been committed or outlined.

It leads me to believe that daddy pardoning son Hunter for some obvious crimes was only the tip of the iceberg, and that the Biden family might be guilty of plenty more things that have yet to come out in the wash.

And why was CBS News' coverage so absolutely biased? They had nothing good to say about Trump, any of the attendees, and was repugnant, no matter what side of the aisle you are on.

No matter what these diversions were, at 12:01 p.m., Donald Trump took the oath of office, preceded by JD Vance taking his oath of office as our new vice president by about two minutes or so. 

So, in effect, in four years, when Trump and Vance pass over their jobs to our new leadership, Vance will have been in his role two minutes longer than Trump.

Interesting, if you think about it, although it is inconsequential, just as much as it is interesting.

Yes, yesterday was an interesting day indeed.

Now, let's see what Trump can do to bring our nation together.

The content of his inauguration speech was pretty much to be expected.

He spoke about the country, himself, and the goal to "make America great again," and you have to hope that he can do that.

He called yesterday, January 25, "Liberation Day," and you have to hope that he delivers on what he said.

Yes, he took some veiled hotshots at his predecessor, but again, did you expect anything different?

He spoke of common sense; let's hope that he practices what he preaches.

He didn't later on, when he equated the Israeli hostages to the January 6 felons in jail, calling these marauders "hostages" on the same level as those held by the terrorist Hamas group since October 2023.

Insulting, at best.

He also said the following, which made much more sense:

"The impossible is what we do best."

Let's continue to do it--

And let's hope by using the word "impossible," he is not talking about himself.