My memory is pretty good but I wish I could remember more exactly previous Inaugurations.

I remember them all to be celebrations. Which makes sense.

But watching CNBC this morning I saw their commercial for coverage of the Inaugural on sister network MSNBC and the touting of the word “hope” was only slightly muffed by the freaken unbelievable music that accompanied the piece. A kind of solemn music one only hears when maybe the Pope visits.

This Inauguration is a religious experience and I guess those of us who are not worshipping are the new heathens.