Military Will March Front and Center at Inaugural Festivities

[mumon]

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As he leaves the Capitol after taking the oath of office Jan. 20, President Bush is expected to exercise a familiar presidential prerogative — reviewing the troops...

Bush, who campaigned for reelection as a wartime president, will have more than the usual military flourishes at his second-term inaugural ceremonies.

With 138,000 U.S. troops serving in Iraq and casualties reported nearly every day, the White House wanted to showcase the role of the armed services in the war against terrorism as well as in the nation's premier display of a peaceful transition of power.

Officials are tight-lipped about details, awaiting a briefing this week from the Presidential Inaugural Committee. But the military theme will thread through the 10 days of inaugural events that are normally highlighted by pomp and circumstance, a time when the nation's capital turns into a lavish backdrop for the revelry of the winning party.

[bluestateguy]

1. What movie should I rent when all this shit is going on?

Suggestions?

[mumon]

2. Uh..."Reds?"

These are truly dark times.

[necso]

4. Gladiator.

"My name is Gladiator."

...

And if you want a reasonable facsimile of the inauguration, try: "Triumph of the Will"... or in this case "Triumph of the Swill".

[soothsayer]

3. which president was it who caught a cold on inauguration day

and dropped dead not long after?

[Lady Effingbroke]

5. William Henry Harrison.

~snip~

..."before he had been in office a month, he caught a cold that developed into pneumonia. On April 4, 1841, he died--the first President to die in office--and with him died the Whig program."

~snip~

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/wh9.html

[Bridget Burke]

6. But Bushie is in glowing health!

We know this because they told us so.

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

7. So he will review the three active duty troops

who remain in the US, a bunch of ROTC cannon fodder, and a rolling missile defense system that doesn't yet work.

My question is will he fire Saddam's confiscated gun in the air?

DBDB

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Will they be goose stepping? Swearing allegiance to der Furher?

Empire builders are fond of glorifying the military.

[mumon]

9. *****Damn! My "Commentary" was Eaten!"

Sorry folks, but please see my blog for the "commentary" I've supplied to this

http://mumonno.blogspot.com/2004/12/military-will-march-front-and-center.html