[clooney4824]

Fabulous!!! Thanks a heap. "Black Tie and Boots" gotta love that. GO GW!!!!!

[Pinetop]

Those are wonderful pictures. And, it is such a blessing to see the president so happy. BTW, Lynn Cheney looks smashing! Well, they all do, but Lynn does look especially great. Nice detail on the dress--sort of an Edith Head kind of touch.

[deport]

Wed Jan 19, 7:38 PM ET
Guests pose for a photograph with armadillos at the Black Tie and Boots Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C., January 19, 2005. The event is part of celebrations leading up to the inauguration of President Bush (news - web sites) for his second term January 20. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Wed Jan 19, 7:34 PM ET
The Kilgore College Rangerettes drill team of Kilgore, Texas wait to greet guests to the Black Tie and Boots inaugural ball in Washington, D.C., January 19, 2005. The ball was the first in advance of Bush's second inauguration January 20. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

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Wed Jan 19, 8:11 PM ET
Lee Kidd of Denver City, Texas walks past the 'no weapons' warning sign as he arrives at the Black Tie and Boots Inaugural Ball in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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[Pinetop]

Those are wonderful pictures. And, it is such a blessing to see the president so happy. BTW, Lynn Cheney looks smashing! Well, they all do, but Lynn does look especially great. Nice detail on the dress--sort of an Edith Head kind of touch.

[alnick]

Brian Wilson did a report on the Black Tie and Boots ball yesterday. He interviewed a boot shop owner. As he was about to begin describing the various skins the boots were made of, Fox News started flashing a beeping, and a voice said, "Warning, warning. If you are a member of PETA, turn your television set off now." Then the shop owner then described the snake and ostrich skins and so forth.