Yeah sure, we have to go through the motions of Monday’s inauguration. It’s a ritual for the world’s greatest democracy, a tradition to show everyone that we hold together no matter what. Fiscal cliff? Debt ceiling? The Speaker of the House and the president of the United States refusing to speak to each other about an imminent crisis? No problem, we can still do swearing ins, luncheons and parades, with fake smiles all around.

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