Obama and Biden visited the U.S. Supreme Court today at the invitiation of the Chief Justice. Here’s an account of the visit.
And the Obama transition team has released some photos of the visit. It’s weird to see Clarence Thomas and Barack Obama in the same room. I don’t know why. I guess I have it in my head that Thomas loathes the guy. (Which may very well be true, but who knows.)
Wow — when Obama is inaugurated, there will be three living Democratic presidents for the first time since 1865. And there will be more living Democratic presidents than Republican presidents for the first time since 1969.
Happy New Year everyone! It’s 2009. The last year of the ’00s. By some reckonings the last year of the decade. Ten years ago it was 1999. Twenty-five years ago it was 1984.
This month Obama takes office and Bush leaves. Just 19 days to go. Thank god.
For New Year’s Eve we saw “Doubt,” had dinner, and then went up to Inwood to visit my friend from work and his partner. It was a last-minute invite and we wound up having a great time.
I enjoyed “Doubt” a lot, but having seen the play as well, I need to go find and read the original script. Matt and I both swear there were some differences in the scene between Sister Aloysius and Donald Miller’s mother.
Happy New Year, everyone. I hope 2009 brings you, and me, all the best.