From Washington D.C. Where residents are dealing with road closures, crowds, and many other inconveniences. On the brighter side, due to the inaugural and hotel situation, the 8-31 NBA Wizards have left on a road trip.
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President-elect Obama arrived today – January 17 – in D.C. – on a special railway car on an Amtrak train. Say what you want about his politics… the guy is smart. As in building 3 days of “give” into the system when travelling by Amtrak.
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The train trip was designed to evoke memories of President Lincoln’s train trip from Springfield to the nation’s capital in 1861. Although that trip took 12 days. 12 days?!!! Didn’t realize Amtrak was even runnihg then.
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In his inauguaral President-elect Obama in trying to evoke memories of President Lincoln. And he is really working hard on the bi-partisanism. In fact, Obama particularly singled out Senator John McCain for sharing his first hand memories of Lincoln’s inaugural.
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The train trip was uneventful, so it appears to have been a good idea. Apparently one other option Obama considered was cruising to D.C. on US Air.
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In semi-seriousness, with the economy down and retail suffering, perhaps a solution, brand anything and everything with Obama’s picture on it. Everything from t-shirts to beanie hats to Metro subway cards seems to be flying off the shelves
Left Coast Sports Babe 