Obama's Inaugural Address: 'We Must Pick Ourselves Up'

Barack Obama has now inherited the burdens of the presidency. Early in his inaugural address, he made it crystal clear that there are indeed burdens: "We are in the midst of a crisis. ... Our nation is at war. ... Our economy is badly weakened. ... Our health care is too costly. ... Our schools fail too many. ... The ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet." Obama did not stop there: "Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our...Full Story