Poor Vice-President Cheney, he pulled a muscle, in his back. Now the poor man will have to be riding around in a wheelchair at the inauguration tomorrow. Let everyone say a collective ooohhhhh.
On a more serious note, Israel has stated that it will remove its tanks and troops out of Gaza by the end of the day tomorrow, after President-elect Obama is sworn in, at the inauguration. Is this as obivous to anyone else, that the assult was connected to the ending of the Bush term, that someone knew that a new era of discretion was dawning. that allowances by the Bush adminstration, for bombing and such by Israel would not be as acceptable to the Obama administration and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Or is it just that enough building and rocket launching areas have been destroyed and leaders of Hamas killed, that Israel is satisfied. Or possibly both? Reportedly, over 1,200 people have been killed, destruction of immense degree, many countries have come forth to give funds for the reconstruction of the decimation of the Gaza Strip. Israel will allow massive aid to come into the strip. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and the French President, will be working through the cease fire agreement, to try to work toward a permanent peace agreement with a two state agreement. Let us be hopeful.
President Bush pardoned two border patrol officers, of whom Mr. Bush said, he thought their sentences were too severe.
Today was a day devoted to volunteer service, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr, who is honored with a Federal Holiday.
President-elect Obama and Vice-President elect Biden, went to help with renovating places in the Washington area. Mr. Obama then went to visit with the wounded troops, at Walter Reed Hospital. Ten thousand volunteer projects were in effect around the country today, Mr Obama wants to make it a year round activity, not just a one day affair.
Tonight Mr. Obama will honor, in a spirit of bi-partisanship, Senator John McCain, General Colin Powell and Vice-President elect Joe Biden, at three dinners, as we understand it.
Michelle Obama will be hosting a free concert for the children of military families tonight.
Captain "Sully" Sullenberger, who saved over 155 lives last week, when he put the U. S. Airways Airbus, down safely on the Hudson River, and his family have been invited to attend the 44th President's inauguration tomorrow. They my also come aboard Air Force One for a flight, whenever they chose to fly with the new President, in the future.
Reportedly, one of Mr. Obama's first Executive Orders will be to close Guantanamo Bay, it will take some time, but the order will go out. The other order of business will be to meet with the Joint Chief's of Staff, and order that the troops begin moving out of Iraq in sixteen months, as Mr. Obama promised during his campaign.
The Secret Service is requesting that only essential employees go to work in the buildings on Pennsylania Avenue. They also want those people working, to close the blinds and curtains in those buildings, and not to stand watching through the windows. The reason, because there will be sharp shooters enmass on duty tomorrow, if the sharp shooters see someone at any window, it could pose a problem for the person at the window, and they will have to be investigated by the Secret Service. At least they won't shoot first and ask questions later.
There will be parking for forty thousand buses tomorrow in the surrounding area of the inauguration service. The Coast Guard will shut down the normal traffic on the waterways. Seven bridges will only be open to buses, no cars tomorrow.
One hundred and fifty blocks will be closed to traffic, around the Capitol. Unprecedented security will be in place. Sme estimates for the people attending are anywhere from two to four thousand. Some will be staking out the place tonight, before anything begins. Hope they have very full thermos, with something inside to warm them up.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will not attend the inauguration service, as he is the Designated Successor, the one who would be in charge if there was an attack on the leaders of some kind.
On February 1, the Super Bowl will be played between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals.
Check out an all day history making event tomorrow, multiple
theatres and also Starbucks coffee houses will be broadcasting the event.
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