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On the day after Inauguration Day, CBS' in-house politico Jeff Greenfield (no link) reflected on Barack Obama's call for radical change and pointed out the institutional obstacle of a Congress, "filled with people who have been there 35, 40 years with very strong investments in business as usual." So positions on issues like Social Security and healthcare and tax increases are ingrained. Greenfield speculated that the prospect of dealing with an uncooperative Congress was one reason why the President picked his Vice President, his Chief of Staff and many Cabinet members from that very body.
Other inaugural coverage was social not political. ABC's Kate Snow gushed over the "hip young couple at the helm" with glamour footage from Inaugural Balls, including the serenade by the sublime Beyonce. NBC's Savannah Guthrie noted the coup by JCrew in being selected as designer for the First Daughters. While their parents were out dancing "the White House staff organized a scavenger hunt for the two girls to teach them some of the history of their new home. It ended with a big surprise. The teen pop sensation, the Jonas Brothers, was there to greet them."
From Jerusalem, ABC's Jim Sciutto filed a compilation of salutes to the new President from children across the globe: "Yes we can"…"Yes we can"…"Yes we can."
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