Obama retakes oath

Well, as you probably know right now, the right-wingers out there have been having a field day with the fact that the presidential oath was flubbed. Naturally, they've been blaming Obama (calling him incompetent) and also have been claiming that he's, therefore, not "really" president. What they're not acknowledging, needless to say, is that it was Chief Justice Roberts who flubbed the oath. (That's why the above cartoon is so rich!)

Of course, according to the Constitution, Obama officially became President at 12 Noon yesterday - even before the oath was taken. But just to err on the side of thoroughness and caution, he took the oath all over again this evening:

President Obama retook his oath of office Wednesday after Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed while delivering it at Tuesday's inauguration.

The second oath -- also administered by Roberts -- took place at 7:35 p.m. Wednesday in the White House's Map Room. Roberts asked Obama whether he was ready.

"I am, and we're going to do it very slowly," Obama replied.

The do-over was aimed at dispelling any confusion that might arise from Tuesday's take -- in which "faithfully" was said out of sequence -- and erase any question that Obama is legally the president.

However, per the Constitution, Obama became president at noon Tuesday without taking the oath.

"We believe that the oath of office was administered effectively and that the president was sworn in appropriately yesterday," White House counsel Greg Craig said Wednesday in a written statement.
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Before Wednesday's do-over at the White House, Obama, waiting on a couch, joked that "we decided it was so much fun ... "

Now that remark is classy! :-)

Okay, wingnuts! I hope your minds are now put at ease.