I’m actually watching Oprah because…

Doris Kearns Goodwin is on Oprah right now! She’s on with someone called Bon Jovi (rings a bell), a lady I don’t know, and Forest Whittaker. So far, she’s been simply outstanding, and had this really cute comment about not being a “mature” presidential historian because she’s excited.
UPDATE: The person whom I do not know [...]

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Just saw on MSNBC – David McCullough advised Obama on his inauguration speech! That explains why he didn’t have time to write back, perhaps…
How fabulous – and again! Keith Olbermann just said that McCullough probably saw the final copy (as well as Doris Kearns Goodwin) I’m betting McCullough smiled at this bit:
Our Founding Fathers, faced [...]

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President Obama.
That’s all that I can say, and it feels SO good.

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Today Is

Today is the inauguration. I know I’m going to cry.
I know today is the beginning of change. Change – I know it’s going to be hard. It won’t come easy, and it won’t come quickly, but I’m ready.
Right now, the last minutes of the Bush presidency are slowly ticking. Soon, in about an hour, President-elect [...]

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