President of Iraq in Rotunda RIGHT NOW

CSPAN

[areafiftyone]

[Chieftain]

What movie is that pic from?

[AppyPappy]

Office Space

[najida]

If Billy gets alzheimers, do you think Hillary will stand by his side and care for him for 10 years, or will she dump him in a nursing home?

Ha! If he got Alzheimers, she would put him in a nursing home in Alaska in a heartbeat and MAYBE pull him out once and a while for photo ops. She wouldn't see him again until the funeral. And then she would squall like a baby.

Unlike Nancy, who has the bittersweet grief of knowing her love is no longer suffering, but no longer with her either.

[Pylon]

That movie is classic. Check this out if you get bored someday.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/officespace.html

[88keys]

Good pic...and after he stood there for a few moments, he touched his hand to his heart before leaving...

Been watching C-Span all day...CNN "cut in" to their usual coverage to show the Iraqi president, but otherwise, it's only on C-Span, and they have no commentary or "subtitles" to identify all the dignitaries...I've seen a lot of people that I know are "somebody", but I can't identify!!

I saw the cub scouts, bless their hearts, and Wolfowitz and the soldier...it's quite amazing the mix of "ordinary" and "extra-ordinary" folks that keep filing by...it's touching to see the salutes, the hands-over-the-hearts, the caps over the hearts, and I've seen a few Asian people who have stopped and bowed deeply...a man with a long beard and a POW/MIA t-shirt just came in...it's quite astonishing and heart-warming to know there are all these good people out there in America...dare I think morning might be coming again?!

[ambrose]

I really appreciate the fact that CSPAN doesn't talk over the solemn and historic proceedings.

[88keys]

Me too!! I just wish maybe they'd have a silent "crawler" or whatever it's called at the bottom of the screen from time to time, identifying who some of these "V.I.P." folks are, like they do when they're covering the House/Senate proceedings.

[madison10]

...a man with a long beard and a POW/MIA t-shirt just came in

Hey, I saw that dude. (silly me, but there are so many people going in)It's like going to the viewing of dear relative & ALL the family shows up. I can watch so long without crying, especially when seeing others cry & the salutes of the former & current military, old & young.

The changing of the guard--awesome, but that even makes me cry. What is wrong with me?

[Robert Teesdale]

Is the man in the center the new Iraqi president? If so, what an impressive moment on so many levels.

Here is the bier of the leader who made today's military, cultural, economic, and political hyperpower what it is. Facing it is the first freely elected president in Iraq's long, ancient history - replacing one of the most brutal regimes in the new age, which has just fallen to this late American's vision of the greatness of our nation.

Flanking him is the honor guard of the combined military which subdued one and then two of the most belligerent states on the Earth. He has probably seen more than most of us what the state-of-the-art military of the United States can do in a live, committed performance.

The most impressive national display of piety in three decades. Even the sudden, momentary evacuation of the waiting mourners and staff from the Capitol didn't dampen the mood or the details of the week's events.

How would it feel to be in the shoes of the new Iraqi President? The natural theater of the last years is proving compelling. We're now demonstrating the full dignity of our nation after a long and trivial series of press-inflated embarrassments.

[76834]

Gorby just paid his tributes.
Laid his hand on the casket and seemed to be highly respectful.

Awesome

[VaBthang4]

I gotta give it to this guy. He is saying and doing all of the right things.

[88keys]

The changing of the guard--awesome, but that even makes me cry. What is wrong with me?

Nothing is wrong with you...watching this outpouring of love, respect and genuine grief from so many diverse people, you'd have to have a heart of complete stone not to be moved by it...even the amazing precision of the guard ritual is a tribute both to our military and our country, but also to the "man of grace and gallantry" that lies guarded there.

Watching all the people passing by, it's got to be one of the most amazing and heart-warming sights I've seen in a long time...may God continue to bless America!!