Big Picture: the inauguration

The Inauguration of President Barack Obama. So much fun in there. Who knew that secret service types really do wear those spiral bendy clear earpieces. That so many people watched the inauguration around the world. That the first thing the new president has to do is eat, then dance. That the presidents refer to themselves by number: forget Bush, think 43 (which means that Clinton was the answer, scarily). That there’s a desk called Resolute. That Obama is a southpaw. How old McCain looks next door to Obama. That number 28 is