Boundless enthusiasm among crowds in Washington DC as Barack Obama is sworn in

Also they heard someone shout "free stuff".

Madeline. That must have been some poor guy in the crowd just trying to get to work. Everyone else had no job to go to or wanted to go to!

LOL - how did that errant comma sneak in? Must be something in the air here. Should be "its", not "it's". But then the rude carpet rats wouldn't know that or care, so why does an adult even bother with them?

LOL - how did that errant comma sneak in? Must be something in the air here. Should be "its", not "it's". But then the rude carpet rats wouldn't know that or care, so why does an adult even bother with them?

Well, I knew this website leans to the right, but it's little fascist teabagger trolls are wearing thin. Better things to do than hang around here when I have to hold my nose. See you on the next U.S.-related thread, I guess. Meanwhile, why doesn't at least one of you learn to spell? Such lowlife trogs can be soooo boring!

LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!! there WAS at least ONE whit face in the crowd!It wan't mine!Oh and for your "you are a rcist" crowd, he stinkds in BOTH colors!

Meanolgrouch, You just proved my last point. You did not respond to a single word I wrote. If my posts do not make any sense then you should have no problem providing an example of your assertion. I do not know why people keep talking about Republicans anytime a person criticizes Obama. I know very little about Karl Rove and really do not care about him.

I love the way people never respond to my comments but go on to some other non-related tirade. Meanolgrouch: I agree with you - get rid of corporate welfare. However, the military-industrial complex is both a Republican and Democrat issue. Democratic legislators are the most strident opponents of cutting military bases in their districts, even though their constituents have a very low relative representation in the military (talk about moral hypocrisy). Occupy who? Please. Picked by the oligarchy? Yeah, just keeping voting Democrat. They will be happy to take your money to fund archaic compensatory teacher union packages (i.e. tenure), bankrupt destined clean energy companies (e.g. Solyndra)and unlimited college aid for worthless degrees that equip most students with few skills, an exhorbitant amount of debt and no job

Michael, maybe people would respond more often and with better approval if your posts made more sense. As it is, all you do is spout mildewed Karl Rove teabagger nonsense for the most part, perfectly illustrating my point about rightwingers' fondness for circular firing squads. We on the left won't have to outbreed you to ensure your group's demise; you are doing the job quite well yourselves, hastening the day when you shrink to an insignificant, tiny minority. Is your hysteria over losing power or fear of retribution or both? The GOP delay on raising the debt limit is about to push the U.S. into a second credit DOWNGRADE. Howard Dean was correct when he said only a fool lets the GOP handle the country's money.

I love the way people never respond to my comments but go on to some other non-related tirade. Meanolgrouch: I agree with you - get rid of corporate welfare. However, the military-industrial complex is both a Republican and Democrat issue. Democratic legislators are the most strident opponents of cutting military bases in their districts, even though their constituents have a very low relative representation in the military (talk about moral hypocrisy). Occupy who? Please. Picked by the oligarchy? Yeah, just keeping voting Democrat. They will be happy to take your money to fund archaic compensatory teacher union packages (i.e. tenure), bankrupt destined clean energy companies (e.g. Solyndra)and unlimited college aid for worthless degrees that equip most students with few skills, an exhorbitant amount of debt and no job.

Ephraim, you've just described the GOP deadly addiction to circular firing squads. If I could, I'd offer to load the ammunition for them. Michael, the U.S. is NOT broke; we the people have been getting robbed blind by CORPORATE WELFARE and the military industrial complex. The greed of the few who are NOT producers - they're robbers! Fortunately the Occupy movement is growing stronger all the time. When John Q. Public finally realizes his pockets have been picked by the oligarchy, there'll be hell to pay. The best (? I use that adjective lightly) business plan in the world proves worthless when there's a riot in the warehouse.

Seanomelb, just think - Dems could retake the House in '14! Part of the problem, though, has been the so-called DINOs, or blue dogs. They might get counted Democratic on a technicality, but they're still dogs in a manger. Some are not even moderate Democrats, but changed their party affiliation because demographics in their districts changed enough they needed to in order to get elected. Now if we get a majority of REAL Democrats in the House, then we're off to the races. But as a lifelong far left Yellow Dog, I know we have to keep our eyes on that long arc of history. They who laugh last laugh best.

Ephraim, I am not a registered Republican. There are plenty of morons in both parties. I was writing about our current President. I am glad you mentioned people without jobs. It is quite evident that Obama does not have a viable economic plan and knows very little about stimulating economic growth. I agree that the GOP has not done enough to promote affordable health insurance and I do agree with elements of Obamacare (e.g. pre-existing conditions issue, mandatory enrollment). However, I am not sure inventing a social program to “help” every individual and situation is the role of the Federal government, especially when we can not even afford worthy programs (e.g. aid to the elderly, disabled and food stamps). By the way, the Republicans are hardly doomed. They control the House of Representatives, are a slight minority in the Senate and Obama only won 51% of the popular vote.

michaelidaho - You read Obama's speech, don't you read, watch or listen to the GOP office holders, office seekers and the morons at the GOP debates. The rest of the country does! Minorities do! Those without jobs do! Those without health insurance do! Those wishing to keep politicians out of their private parts do! Those worried about social programs do! And what they read, see and hear from the GOP, THEY DO NOT LIKE! That is why the GOP is doomed, not because of anything our President writes, does or says but because the people in the GOP do not like anyone but themselves and they make their dislike so obvious. They do not want to help anyone but themselves. Talk about NEGATIVE vibes. YUK!

Sorry I can't get excited about 4 more years of Obama. He hasn't kept the promises he made at his first inaugruation. Don't blame his the Republicans for all his failures on the Republicans because he had Democrats in power in the Senate and Congress for the first 2 years he was in office. Obaman wants to dictate to us and he forgets that we the people also elected the Congress to represent us and he needs to listen to what the people of this country want. He is elected to lead not dictate his way or no way