Inauguration Weekend : Big Inaugural Balls

Days 3 and 4, Jan 19 and 20

Your reporter failed to meet his deadline. When the IE bosses finally located him, face down on the bar at Kavanaugh's Pizza Pub, and demanded his reports, he offered them this.

"Rosa Sat, Martin Walked, Barack Ran - 2 parts vodka, one part cointreau, top with cranberry."

Wrap up :

Metro Rail didn't kill anyone. A 68 year old woman fell on the tracks early Tuesday morning, but she escaped with minor injuries. She provided Metro rail with a legitimate excuse for consistent delays throughout the day, as if the 1 million plus people weren't excuse enough. A Metro public announcement in the Rosslyn Metro station stated "Ladies and Gentleman, we apologize for the delay, a woman was hit by a train on the Red Line. Your patience is appreciated." Everyone seemed much more patient after that. Metro opened their gates and allowed people to exit without swiping their cards, essentially letting people ride for free.

Bush was booed, but not by everyone. It was actually quite short lived, and not very enthusiastic. Very few shoes were actually thrown, but that may have been due to the temperature.

It was cold. Very cold.