What the cynics fail to understand,” he says, “is that the ground has shifted beneath them — that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.

I can't wait to watch the inauguration! My Tivo's got 10 hours of it waiting for me after work.

-janelane