President-Elect's First Press Conference/Liveblogging

UPDATE: From this day forward, it is President-Elect No Drama (and very little enlightenment)

I haven't tried liveblogging since Oscar night, and that was a lot of fun because I found the pictures of the most out rageous outfits (I'm looking at you Tilda (Swenson) Swinton, Daniel Day Lewis and wife, Arthur Miller's daughter).
I figure I'm as qualified to parse all this as the Village people with their hairdos and expensive suits. (I want all of Leslie Stahl's suits, only I will also need her body to pull it off.)

(C-Span announced Byrd is "stepping down" from Senate Apprpriations. Quired, actually. He's now loony tunes.)

Big O--Big Ears, Ears, what will we call him?
Who's that pretty lady behind him.
Ease credit crisis, help hardworking families, restore growth. Heh.
Ram's there, hands on hips, ready to fight.
Joe's arms are folded.
1. Rescue plan for middle class, jobs, extention of unemployment insurance (good for my friedn Barb, laid off today)
2. Spreading impact on other parts of economy, small biz, local and state govts
global response
auto industry hardship---suppliers, small biz, communities that depend, backbone on Am. mfg
--admins should accelerate retooling assistance
--produce fuel efficient cars (pretty lady is Gov. Granholm of Mich)
---review implementation of admin's asstc, not unduly reward the financial criminals (okay, he didn't say criminals)
gorw middle class and strengthen eonomy in long term, can't afford to wait
Close---task is enormous, difficult choices, wont' be quick or easy
can succeed if put aside partisanship and politics "that's what I intend to do"
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? first 100 days, priorities day one
O--transition team will monitor, need a stimulus package, focus on jobs, asstc to state and local govts
(none of this is detailed answer, )
? stimulus pkg in troule this year---
O--wants sooner rather than later, otherwise first thing he gets done as pres
?--Iran pres congrats, did you respond, how soon envoys to people we haven't been talking to
O--I's deve of nukes is unacceptable, suppt of terr has to "cease", sill review letter, respond appropriately
"we only have one pres at a tiem" ...I am not the pres and won't be until jan 20
?mtg with B on Monday, when disagree will you confront, openly disagree?
O--expects substantive conversation, won't anticipate problems, spirit of bipartisanship
difference inevitable, "critical tone" is Am. people need help, econ in bad shape, just completed longest election cycles in history time to set aside politics
?two wars in fin crisis, move quickly to fill crucial financial cabinet posts
O--will announce "I want to emphaize deliverate as well as haste"
not to rush
?John McCormick (from Chicago)---fill his senate seat-
O--gov's decision, criteria same as voter, capable, passionate hlpg working families
?Lynn Sweet--Chicago--cracked her shouldre running to his Grant Park speech
what doing to get ready, what kind of dog, private or public school?
O--has spoken to all living former presidents, reread some of Lincoln, all pres been very gracious,
the dog "this is a major issue" -- two criteria, Malia is allergic, so has to be hypoallergenic, pref for shelter dog (A lot of shelter dogs are mutss like me)
--Michelle will scout out schools
?(where's Helen?) state of U.S. intel,
O--If there was something i'd heard, I couldn't tell you
intel process has gotten better, beyond that, shouldn't comment
?income tax increases for rich -- "my tax plan represented a net tax cut"
all designed for job and econ growth---over next weeks and month will continue to look at data

didn't answer, end of conference

Well, if this is the way it's going to go, it's essentially weak, meatless, unspiced chili. President No Drama. Yeah, that's it.
If you watched it, what did you think?

RE: THE DOG
When I first heard that the Obama's had pledged to get shelter dog, I felt Malia is too young to be forced to be politically correct. But from what Dad said today, my guess is she gets the Labradoodle she wants, which is also what I want. But I'll take a Westie.