That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for January 20, 2021

“Ok, can I go fly on Hot Air Balloon One now?”

“Repeat after me: I promise to be not such a dick as the last guy?”

No, Trump crushed it. The other 44 did their best to ‘Preserve, Protect and Defend’ it.

“I swear to not govern by Twitter or use a turbofan to blow dry my hair or hire any relatives as personal advisors.”

Stay safe, y’all. If you can.

the chief justice appears to be going for a fist bump…

Sacrilege!! (But I laughed.)

Stop! Social distancing, Sir, remember?

Old Joe was SO Old, …he was there!

Ah! Serenity at last! He’s a member of the Browncoats!

“Excuse me, I gotta pee really, really bad.”

High five !

“I swear all my problems will be the fault of the prior administration…oh, wait, er, King George?”

I can just feel all the minds being changed in these debates.

“Back up a little, willya, Adams, I’m president now.”

Today is a joyous occasion and a time for healing. I won’t be reading the rest of the comments here. Please be respectful of the former presidents followers as they adjust.

Dude, loosen up, this is a simple get together, just because someone walks out with a bible doesn’t mean you start doing whatever oath comes to mind!

“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.”

― Fredrick Douglas

Good Riddance to would-be Emperor Trump and Good Luck to President Biden.

After watching the tribute given to the victims of the pandemic by President-Elect Biden on the National Mall yesterday evening, I was reminded of the last sentence of the Gettysburg Address: “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln: November 19, 1863.

“It’s a new dance. I call it The George . A guy with a book stands between the man and the woman so they don’t touch. You know, like the guy might be tempted to do if the chick starts twerking…OH BABY!”

George the First (President) – the man who refused to become King!

“JK. Everyone knows I’m going to trash the Constitution every chance I get.”

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government—lest it come to dominate ourlives and interest.” Patrick Henry, 1778

With the power of Jaysus I will HEAL this book!

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

I just read that Trump is forming a new political entity called the Pity Party.

Washington’s Inauguration ∙ 1789: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_USCapitol_-_Washington%27s_Inauguration,_1789.jpg 

has info and links that point to info about this mural.

https://prabook.com/web/allyn.cox/771948 

https://www.askart.com/artist/Allyn_Cox/21705/Allyn_Cox.aspx 

https://www.senate.gov/art-artifacts/fine-art/paintings/35_00001.htm 

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/28/obituaries/allyn-cox-86-painter-of-murals-for-us-capitol.html 

all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, askart.com can be read for free in full on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. This is the first work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2623 (January 19, 2021) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

Nice tights. :)

“Is that a painting of Betsy Ross on your palm? You devil!”

An awkward situation arose. Does an inauguration call for a fist bump or a high five? We’d better check with Letitia Baldrige.

January 6, 2021, a date that will live in infamy … January 20, 2021, the day the healing began!

Forty seven “likes “ for this one..so far! The most I’ve ever seen for a post. Shows just how “popular” he was. Maybe there is hope for our species. lol!

Biden as a boy, always want to be president.

Early on from 1774 – 1781 we had one year (or less) presidents of the Congress.

https://www.jjmccullough.com/earlypresidents.htm

Getting back to the cartoon itself, Chief Justice Roberts garbled the oath of office in ’08.