It’s already happened — the first major screw-up of the Obama administration. And it happened before there was an Obama administration.
The new president had to take the oath of office a second time because the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court couldn’t get 35 lousy words in the right order.
Instead of asking Obama to say, “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States,” John Roberts blurbled “that I will execute the office of president to the United States faithfully.”
Geez, what a putz. Roberts flubs his only line on a day of supreme importance.
From now until the end of time, instead of watching inspiring film clips of the magic moment, we will see Obama giving Roberts one of those how-could-you-be-so-stupid looks.
So they did it again in the White House Map Room, just to head off Internet crazies who will start claiming that O was never properly sworn in and therefore isn’t really the president, and it’s all part of a giant conspiracy to do something really bad.
So everything is fine, right?
Well … when he did the do-over ... Obama didn’t place his hand on a Bible!
Even though that’s not required by the Constitution, let’s hope the Internet crazies miss it.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Take Two
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
3 comments:
(Eyes rolling)
The oath was good. The Chief Justice gave it; the elected candidate took it. A few bobbles do not invalidate the oath; if it were so, none of us would be legally married.
-- Mack
No Bible? Maybe a second-hand copy of an Agatha Christie?
-- Floyd the Barbarian
Hey, a preposition here, an adverb there; it's all good.
Conan the Grammarian
Post a Comment