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By Peter Cannelos | Tuesday, January 27, 2009 | The Boston Globe

“…As he made his long walk to the inaugural podium, Barack Obama kept his chin up, his face frozen in a solemn expression. He looked like a priest entering a sacred chapel to take his vows. At one point, he squeezed his eyes shut, as if to visualize the four years to come, and how he could best answer the call of history. Obama’s stately rectitude was in contrast to almost every other member of the nation’s political aristocracy on the dais that day, and a reminder of why people on the campaign trail found him to be both very presidential and often quite aloof. He clearly intends to keep presenting himself that way – as a man of stature, someone people can look up to – and bury, perhaps forever, the recent dictum that the president should be a pal with whom average Americans would want to share a beer….”…BS

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/01/27/this_president_is_presidential_not_your_average_guy?mode=PF