Out with the old and in with the new. 84 new to be exact. At 12pm EST today the 113th Congress was sworn in by Joe Biden followed by Rep. Boehner’s re-election as Speaker of the House. Like the first day of high school, the cool kids already knew where to sit at lunch and what to wear. Others, not so much. Some of our favorite commentary on the day’s events:
Total freshman move.
In speaker’s lobby, house frosh just asked where the bathroom is #swearinginday
— Kyle Trygstad (@KyleTrygstad) January 3, 2013
Some of them weren’t kids…
It’s very warm in the House chamber. Several little kids have fallen asleep. — Emily Goodin (@Emilylgoodin) January 3, 2013
So are we.
Hey @thefix, who is going to take “Worst Week in Washington”? I’m stumped
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) January 3, 2013
But as always, it comes back to Starbucks.
You see what happens, Starbucks? You see what happens when you stop putting positive messages on cups?
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) January 3, 2013
Hard hitting questions.
My only question: will @speakerboehner weep this time OR will he shout “bouyah, bishes! wut.” — Neda Semnani (@Neda_Semnani) January 3, 2013
We’d watch Meet the Veep.
Television should cover one hour a day of Joe Biden meeting other human beings. I predict high ratings.
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) January 3, 2013
But this won the day.
Nope.RT @thefix: Anyone else miss Thad McCotter?
— Thaddeus McCotter (@ThadMcCotter) January 3, 2013