President Bush is Not Fond of Eggs

Like many of you, it pains me to think of witnessing another Bush-Cheney inauguration. While the 2000 inauguration festivities produced an unexpected uproar from Bush protesters, this year’s event will surely match the level of commotion surrounding Bush’s procession down Pennsylvania Avenue.

The Washington Post reports that security will be at an all-time high, apparently because of 9/11. I’ve had friends tell me that they would expect, and in some cases support, a visible outcry of protest (many have referred to the egging of the presidential limo in 2000). I’m not sure I agree with egging as a course of action—at the very least, doesn’t it just fuel the new Angry Left label that’s been developing since the 2004 election?—but I fully support protesting at events like this. I respect the Office of the President, but the inauguration is to many people the making of the man into the office. One can protest the man without protesting the institution of the Office.

I dare say that it’s awfully politically convenient to have security, including restricted opportunities for protesters, at an all-time high this time around.