PostPartisan: Inauguration


Posted at 04:50 PM ET, 01/22/2013

Beyonce lip syncs for her life at the inauguration
By Jonathan Capehart
Okay, so, when Beyonce started singing the Star Spangled Banner, I was impressed.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:50 PM ET, 01/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 01/21/2013

Obama's unapologetic inaugural address
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
Progressives will be looking back to this speech for many years, much as today's progressives look back to FDR's, and conservatives to Reagan's.

By E.J. Dionne Jr.  |  05:45 PM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Inauguration

Posted at 05:39 PM ET, 01/21/2013

In his second inaugural, Obama forgets the coin
By Stephen Stromberg
After taking the oath of office, President Obama on Monday attempted to re-lay the familiar intellectual foundations for active government. But his second inaugural speech left those foundations incomplete and unsteady.

By Stephen Stromberg  |  05:39 PM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:27 PM ET, 01/21/2013

Obama's inaugural address -- a sign of more to come?
By Eugene Robinson
It may have been the most unabashedly progressive speech he has given as president. To date, at least.

By Eugene Robinson  |  01:27 PM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, entitlements, Inauguration, Social Security

Posted at 10:38 AM ET, 01/21/2013

Tweeting the Inauguration
By Marisa Bellack
Live commentary on the swearing-in ceremony, President Obama's inaugural address, the parade and other events in the nation's capital today.

By Marisa Bellack  |  10:38 AM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Inauguration, Live Commentary, Live Tweets

Posted at 09:43 AM ET, 01/21/2013

On Inauguration Day, the triumph of the normal
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
Four years ago, the Metro trip to the inauguration of Barack Obama was a giant party. This year, the feeling on the train is more business-like.

By E.J. Dionne Jr.  |  09:43 AM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:20 PM ET, 01/10/2013

Louie Giglio out from Inaugural: Good
By Jonathan Capehart
President Obama should not have to share the stage with an unrepentant bigot.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:20 PM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Inauguration, LGBT