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| Note the gold leaf trim. I stood in the left most green area. | Soldiers lined all of the surrounding streets. |
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| It was a cold day but at least it was not snowing. | |
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| They were ready for any and all kinds of disaster. | |
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| This is my view of the oath of office ceremony. Can you see Mr Bush? I couldn't. There were, of course, large television screens and a good sound system. |