Wow. When was the last time a Democrat used an inaugural address to lay out a course for liberalism as boldly and as proudly as Obama did last month? Maybe never. I mean, gay rights? Right there with the feminist and civil rights movements? Amazing. What took him so long?
Above all, for me at least, was the renewed commitment to climate change. I'm glad to see he hasn't given up on doing something about this. We've reached a point of no return in this area, and it's time to stop pretending that this is something we need to debate. Mother Nature has won the debate, hands down. In fact, Obama went so far as to invoke God on behalf of the Earth; he may find a willing partner among young evangelical Christians.
Oh and, speaking of God, there was Nino Scalia pretending to be Sir Thomas More. I have to admit, the idea of Scalia having his head chopped off is a somewhat attractive one. But it's easier to imagine Scalia dressing like a martyr than it is to actually imagine him being one. A man who doesn't even know when to recuse himself from a case is hardly a man for all seasons.
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