Inauguration Day 2009
I had decided some time ago that Washington was going to be too much of a mad house. When the predictions of crowds reached four million I thought that was three million too many. But today I received an email from an old b.f. (who had not an ounce of political savvy in his 140 lb body when we were dating) who is headed to Washington for the occasion and I am now beginning to wonder if I should be going, too. I've experienced one million people in Washington before. With my sister, in 1988, for the pro-choice March on Washington. It was a fantastic experience, mind-bending and hyper-stimulating. And I love Washington. I will probably dehydrate myself beforehand because por-a-potties are my least favorite thing but there is nothing like worshipping at the cathedral of Thomas Jefferson in the dark of night. Sure, the view will be better from my family room on the 56" telly but what about the roar of the crowd? I am thinking about that moment after he says "so help me God" when the crowd, the country, the world will scream with joy. Do I really want to miss that? It's like I said to a friend earlier today, it's a bit like being able to say that you've been to Times Square on New Year's Eve. If you go to one inauguration in your lifetime, shouldn't this be the one? (At least until Hillary gets elected.)
So, who's game? Anyone want to road trip?
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