Sixteen years ago I went downtown with two of my sons to watch GHWB sworn in. We could get no closer than standing in front of the Canadian Embassy. That's one block closer than the 600 block of PA Ave. And, there weren't the security checkpoints that we'll have this time. We'll be lucky to even get to our piece of ground unless we get there early, early, early. The Pre 9-11 Inauguration of four years ago was like an armed camp. I can't imagine what this will be like.
It sure was - even though I had lined up tickets from Senator Warner's office, the Secret Service would not let me walk across the Mall to get them, and the roads were closed so we couldn't drive around. So we missed the whole thing.
Do you suggest going straight to the parade, instead of the swearing in?