Are You Going to the Inauguration?

The inauguration of Barack Obama is coming up fast.

This is one of the most monumental events in our country's history - but I'm not going.

This morning's paper has an article by a person who's going and one who's not. They both have their reasons.

Jeremy Levitt served as a law professor in Chicago with Obama. He has great reasons for going.

Susan Reimer, one of my favorite columnists, lives not far from Washington. She's not going. Here are a couple of her reasons:

- Washington is providing 5,000 porta-potties for a crowd of 2 million.

- Officials are advising people from suburban Maryland and Virginia to walk or ride a bike to the inauguration because the roads may be closed to all but the 10,000 charter buses that are expected.

- Only 700 vendor licences have been issued so there aren't going to be nearly enough hot dogs.

As Susan says, ...the city might be filled with hungry and thirsty people who can't go to the bathroom and can't get home.

She's going to watch the inauguration on the TV.

Me too!


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