VE Day? Gettysburg Address? Nah.

Being reminded how much President Obama's most devoted supporters have invested in him helps explain why they consider it irresponsible and even unpatriotic of Republicans to vote against anything he wants or asks for. Nancy Franklin in the Feb. 2 "New Yorker," writing about the inauguration:

Whether or not this was the greatest day in American history -- and it may have been -- it was what happened that night that made Americans take the First Family to their hearts...Dancing to the very grownup, sexy song "At Last," the Obamas were both hot and cool, as attractive in their affection as a couple can possibly be.