Inaugural post, hooray! I suppose I should use this space to salute my favorite inauguratee, President William Henry Harrison. For those not in the know, ole WHH is probably best known for his campaign's slogan: "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!" That refers to a battle in Tippecanoe, Indiana, where he defeated a fragmented group of Indians and took their land so that we could build McDonalds, porn theatres, and Purdue University. Tyler refers to his Vice Presidential candidate. I guess they received the same respect then as they do today.

Less known about William Henry Harrison is that he was president at all. His inauguration speech was the nation's longest (1 hour and 45 minutes) and his term in office, the shortest (30 days). The day of his swearing in was a miserable day (not just for the Democrats and Federalists, but weather-wise, as well). Ol' Tippecanoe stood in the snow, sleet and cold weather for hours after his speech to greet well wishers, and he did so without a hat or coat. He caught pneumonia and died one month into office.

I'm not even sure he had time to bang an intern or come under indictment.

Let's hope this blog has more promise than our ninth president of the United States.