If you’ve had your TV on at all in the last three days, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a major partay going on in Washington, DC. Now, I appreciate the historic nature of today’s inauguration, but is all this really necessary? Haven’t we been told that we’re in the middle of the worst economy since the Great Depression? Are there any rational Obama supporters left? Am I the only one who finds this to be garishly indulgent? And, since everything he does will be a historic first, will we have to endure these days-long celebrations to mark his first signing of legislation, his first veto, his first state dinner, his first cup of coffee as President?

More importantly, is there anyone left in the media who hasn’t swallowed the Kool-Aid? I mean, even Fox News is swooning like a schoolgirl. I woke up on Saturday morning at 6:45, saw Steve and Brian on Fox & Friends, and thought I had slept through the alarm clock. I grabbed my phone and looked at the calendar. Nope, it was Saturday all right, but why were Steve and Brian on Fox & Friends on the weekend? Then I noticed the banner across the bottom of my screen, which announced that it was special inauguration day coverage. WTF? Did I sleep through Saturday, Sunday, and Monday? Then this silly Obama Express train that made its way to DC from Philadelphia or somewhere, speeches, concerts, speeches, and more speeches… bleh. In its quest to be “fair and balanced,” Fox News is making itself painfully irrelevant.

To be fair, the left has been without an iconic figure (like Ronald Reagan is for the right) for many years now. Sure, Bill Clinton is well loved and Jimmah Carter pokes his head out of the carpentry shop once in a while to offer criticism of George W. Bush, but there hasn’t been a real leader who personifies the ideological left in a long time. In Barack Obama, the left now has its Ronald Reagan. Good for them. As for me, I’m going to have to find some other channel to keep my TV on at night. Food Network, anyone?