An Oath so nice, he's taken it twice...
So after the poor showing on inauguration day, John Roberts and Barak Obama decided to give the the Presidential Oath of Office another try on Wednesday. This time they correctly repeated, "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Congratulations boys!
Barak now becomes the first Democrat in history to screw up this one line... the previous two Presidents to re-do the Oath were Calvin Coolidge and Chester Authur. Authur (I know your all saying we had a president named Chester?) repeated the Oath after taking it quickly in his apartment and then more formally in Washington. Coolidge was sworn in first by his father (a state notary public) and then by a Justice A. A. Hoehling. Both Coolidge and Authur became president through the death of the sitting president. Obama now holds the distinction of being the only President to retake the oath due to concerns of not saying it correctly.
By the way, it should be pointed out that the Republican appointed Roberts screwed up the Oath as well...as is often the case, both parties are equally inept.
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