It’s Inauguration Day in Washington. You may have heard that the ceremony was moved inside the Capitol because of the cold. It’s so cold I went by the Lincoln Memorial, and the chair was empty. It’s so cold that it feels like you're in Greenland. But that’s enough inauguration jokes. There’s really nothing humorous about what’s about to happen here.
If you go inside the Lincoln Memorial you can read Lincoln’s second inaugural address inscribed on the north wall. The Civil War was nearly won and the challenge of reuniting the country was at hand. Lincoln said, “With malice toward none, with charity for all, …let us strive on to finish the work we are in.”
President Trump will give his second inaugural address today. He has a lot of plans to finish the work he started in 2017, but they do not include malice toward none or charity for all. “I am your retribution,” he said in a campaign speech. Last month on TV, “Liz Cheney should go to jail.” To Dr. Phil recently, “Sometimes revenge can be justified.” That’s the malice. It sounds as though most of the charity will go to the rich through tax cuts and to January 6 participants who will be pardoned.
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