What an extraordinary day. I spoke briefly this morning with Andrea around 9:30 am east coast time. They'd been on the Mall somewhere between the Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial for awhile - it was crazy crowded already. They had a good vantage point near one of the big screens. It was really cold, but everyone was bundled up and doing OK. I look at this picture of Sam at the inauguration and I realize how fortunate we were to be able to have him and Andrea at this landmark event. President Obama set out an ambitious agenda for his administration, and more to the point, for all Americans. Sam's old enough now to realize what's happening in the world around him, and Obama is going to be the president that dominates public affairs as he makes the transition into his teen years and probably onto young adulthood. I hope he comes to appreciate how fortunate he is to have a president in office that shares his family's values and aspirations. After having to listen to his parents rail against the Bush administration for the past eight years, I'm confident he will.
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