How Mitt Romney Would Have Been Inaugurated

A 407,000 vote swing in four states on Election Day and this wouldn't be Barack Obama's big day. Instead, we'd be covering the inauguration of one Willard Mitt Romney.

Remarkably, things wouldn't be that different.

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The inaugural parade feels like a very long commercial for Homeland.

— Damien Fahey (@DamienFahey) January 21, 2013

Barack Obama Competes Against Squirrel Appreciation Day

Almost immediately after taking his ceremonial oath of office, President Obama signed a proclamation declaring today the "National Day of Hope and Resolve."

Any new holiday is going to have trouble going up against a real federal holiday like Martin Luther King Day, but it turns out the National Day of Hope and Resolve has other competitors.

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17 People Who Just Don't Care About the Inauguration

I'm not watching inauguration day, simply because I don't care, but it would be nice if an American was up there.

— Derrick Coleman (@DerrickAColeman) January 21, 2013

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Claire McCaskill Is Obsessed With Antonin Scalia's Hat

Four years ago, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) celebrated President Obama's swearing-in by inaugurating her cheeky presence on Twitter:

Scalia in a really weird hat.

— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 20, 2009

It seems that hat has haunted her dreams for quite some time, because she returned to fashion-tweeting just in time for this year's ceremonies:

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