Happy Obama Day

The Capitol festooned:

Last week Mayor Fenty took the President Elect to Ben's Chili Bowl and there have been lines ever since:

Merchandizing Obama:
Photo-shopped Obama with King; Obama air fresheners:

We are too old to freeze, huddled with the crowded masses standing for hours on the Mall, so we watched from home and, once it was over, took the Metro to Eastern Market and walked to the West Front of the Capitol.

The inaugural crowd disperses:
An MLK banner, one of many banners throughout the city:
Abe Lincoln on a cell phone; the not-so-secret Secret Service:









The masses from the Mall:
The deserted podium on the West Front:
Colin Powell leaving the Capitol grounds:
Metro was swamped: