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Transition on the issues in Washington?

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    Obama articulates shift during inaugural address

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-- this early John busing is that the editor over the Wall Street Journal.

Owned by the parent company of this network with -- John we -- speaking at eight -- about that.

How the parties are moving in the -- for the younger generation and its thoughts and feelings.

It's been said here often today that the Republicans are making the effort not just to do so -- bit.

With the the faces the color of the people in the -- of the people but making the effort to make the transition of the issues as well with the Tea Party fighting kicking it.

Mean yeah -- I think it's right and this is kind of an opportunity to reflect on that particularly since today really is sort of a -- just catch your breath.

It's not meant to be a -- day wait for the state of the union that's where the agenda really -- set out I think that you have to do.

A bit of mental gymnastics.

To kind of find too much of a polemic message -- what happens what happened today.

-- even on the gay rights issue this this this note that everyone is making that is the first time that inaugural addresses.

Mention gay rights -- the public view of this has shifted pew research is out with data that just shows I wrote rather significant move in favor.

Not just gay rights for gay marriage from a few years ago so the president is articulating.

Articulating that I think at the end of the day which you probably.

There was sort of a spiritual.

A spiritual moment in which the spirit of the declaration of independence is is once again.

-- Ends.

That most polemics give us a set aside for the day.

It makes sense that you would and I'm here talking about Republicans and their challenges -- The president walks down in the Davis is sickened sickened inauguration at John but -- The days after the first inauguration.

As Republicans were getting ready with the fight in and it Democrats -- here.

-- this bold and progressive agenda it was hard to imagine that probably for a lot of people that this day would come but here we are.

Got it and this day is something not just a reaffirmation of democracy but four of those who.

Remember that it was just a few years ago we elected our first mixed race president.

Well I got reelected and to a certain extent that that that is.

That that's a reaffirmation of something democratic again in in our society now a couple of days from now.

Guess what we're we're back to business as usual thank gosh because there's a lot of business to contend with and on Wednesday there's going to be a vote.

In the house of these Republicans want -- to be one.

On at the debt ceiling and delaying.

Or or expanding the debt ceiling giving a lift of the debt ceiling for another two or three months so we're going to be back.

Actually in the thick of things.

It's it just a few minutes but today the catch your breath.

Lot of breath gets you to be done John John busing from the Wall Street Journal live -- John thanks decent.

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