Deadbeat nation. Manifest destiny and divine providence and in the the promised land a tough decision over which pair of shoes to wear. Put your best foot forward, and maybe wear loafars so you don’t trip over the laces. Steering the ship of state, POTUS has the direct line directing him and the nation away from ill-fated ships, unstable roofs and dangers of all sorts….
(see link at end)…Until 2009, every president since Ronald Reagan took the oath of office with his feet in a pair of Allen Edmonds shoes. The Wisconsin company tried hard to keep the streak going when Barack Obama was choosing his inaugural wardrobe. They sent the president-elect’s valet two pairs of laceups: the classic black Park Avenue for the ceremony and a new model with a more squared-off toe, the Hyde Park, for the parties….
![Paradise Lost. John Milton...To mortal men, he with his horrid crew Lay vanquisht, rowling in the fiery Gulfe Confounded though immortal: But his doom Reserv'd him to more wrath; for now the thought Both of lost happiness and lasting pain [ 55 ] Torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes That witness'd huge affliction and dismay Mixt with obdurate pride and stedfast hate: At once as far as Angels kenn he views The dismal Situation waste and wilde, [ 60 ] A Dungeon horrible, on all sides round As one great Furnace flam'd, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd onely to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace [ 65 ] And rest can never dwell, ...](/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/obama1.jpeg)
Paradise Lost. John Milton…To mortal men, he with his horrid crew
Lay vanquisht, rowling in the fiery Gulfe
Confounded though immortal: But his doom
Reserv’d him to more wrath; for now the thought
Both of lost happiness and lasting pain
Torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes
That witness’d huge affliction and dismay
Mixt with obdurate pride and stedfast hate:
At once as far as Angels kenn he views
The dismal Situation waste and wilde,
A Dungeon horrible, on all sides round
As one great Furnace flam’d, yet from those flames
No light, but rather darkness visible
Serv’d onely to discover sights of woe,
Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace
And rest can never dwell, …
Biblically, President Obama will put his hand on MLK’s bible invoking the ideal that providence, for America and himself, is a reward for his intellectual virtue and the perfection of the highest faculties, predominantly found among Americans…. America will contiinue to enjoy the Biblical connection to the divine overflow, protected from the vagaries of chance. Obama will convey the image that America and himself as CEO is attending to God, and will not be abandoned to chance and left to one’s own devices when confronted with the slings and arrows that fortune may throw her way…
—Chuck Schumer Approves This Cheese
The New York senator is in charge of the inaugural luncheon—and he made sure the president will be seen enjoying a wide variety of delicacies from Schumer’s home state, including wines, cheese, honey, and maple syrup. (A staffer stresses there’ll also be South Dakota bison and Maine lobster.)
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