Inaugural Speech (Political Content)

[TrooperChuck]

I think Ian put it best... "When your happiness is dependant on the government, you're a lost soul."

I want the government to protect our shores, negotiate treaties and agreements with other countries, fix our roads, make reasonable laws to protect the innocent from predators, make reasonable laws to protect our natural resources from those who don't care about tomorrow, and maybe a couple other things that I can't think of right now...

I gladly pay my taxes in order to help the government to do the things I can't do by myself, but, for the most part, I just want the danged government to leave me alone.

My biggest complaint about our government is the proliferation of professional life-long politicians. I believe our Founding Fathers intended elected officials to be temporary... it was to be a way to offer service to the the country. One could bring his or her knowledge, skills, and experience to help govern the country, but after a while you were supposed to go back to your real job so someone else could serve.

Now, though, we have people ENTRENCHED in our government for so long that they become easy prey to lobbyists, corruption, and the full-time pursuit of doing whatever it takes to get re-elected. They've lost sight of the fact that it was supposed to be a SERVICE, not a CAREER.

Okay, now I'll get off my soap box and let someone else have it.

[Jordan]

MLK said something about hoping someday his kids would be judged by their character,integrity and actions, or something like that. I was brought up to take people on pretty much the same principles. Which brings me to the conclusion that the man needs to be given the time to prove that he will walk the walk as well as talk the talk. He has got a real rough row to hoe so we will see. Also, He is an excellent orator, has alot of great ideas and seems to have the backbone to get stuff done so again we shall see, he is after all still a politician. The one thing that bugs me is the media barrage about his race. Seems they can't complete a sentence without stating the obvious! or is it, seems to me by the photos of his family he is, as he put it "a mutt", like a vast majority of Americans are. This country is after all a melting pot of all the worlds peoples. While his election is historic, the media should give it a rest! Besides it looks like voters pretty much indicated it is a non issue.

[Go2Tex]

I only have one positive thing to say about "all this"....... At least it ain't Hillary.

[Jordan]

Amen, can we say AMEN!

[Washroad]

Everything is "politics."

I do things at home to be sure that I'll get lucky. My wife knows exactly what I'm doing and why. Hey, it works. She gets what she wants, I get what I want.

"America has no inheirtantly criminal class; except congress." Mark Twain

I don't trust politicians at all. If reincarnation is true, a politician will have to live 10 more lives to reach the level of a cockroach.

[David]

Putting all tin foil hat wearing, multiverse, interstellar aliens aside, the guy won the election, deserves the right to "give it a go" and see if he can get this economy rolling again. He will also deserve all the critical comments and partisan sniping when and if he fails.

As far as my opinion or the "historic" events of yesterday? Yawn, wake me when something important happens.

Dave

[wildrose]

I'm with David!

[HorsehairBraider]

I'm an American, I think everyone should be allowed their viewpoint and a chance to say it.

My viewpoint is that the inauguration was really cool, I enjoyed watching all those people get together for a good purpose and to be happy, and I wish the new president all the best although he has taken on a very tough job. No doubt he will do something I don't agree with. But life is not about agreeing with what I think, so that's OK with me. He is starting out well and I have every hope it will continue that way.

God bless the president of the United States of America.

[tonyc1]

I liked some small parts of the parade that I saw.

Tony.