A Change Will Do You Good

We’ve had to brave eight long years of ineffectual, blow-to-the-head-stupid government, endure a torturously long presidential race, and plow through the reeking depths of a recession — but Inauguration Day is finally here! Our choice for the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, is about to be sworn...

By John Linn

January 15, 2009

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We’ve had to brave eight long years of ineffectual, blow-to-the-head-stupid government, endure a torturously long presidential race, and plow through the reeking depths of a recession — but Inauguration Day is finally here! Our choice for the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, is about to be sworn into office, which means it’s time to ’effin party people! OK; so perhaps the occasion commands a bit more equanimity than that. But we can still have fun, right? Right!
Tue., Jan. 20, 2009

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