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William Saletan discusses Trump's speech at today's inauguration. It was so devoid of compassion and poetry that I can believe Trump wrote or at least edited it. Harry Shearer tweeted, "To be fair, it did sound like a speech written with a Sharpie."

A comment I'm seeing/hearing today — I think someone even said it on Bill Maher's show — is that it's time to face reality. The presidency is not ennobling this man. Not campaigning for office anymore isn't, either. He is not turning into anything that he wasn't all last year, picking petty feuds, describing a false reality and making it clear that in his world, "we need to work together" means "everyone has to kiss my ass and do what I say."

I dunno if they can be separated in most folks' minds but I'd be curious to know what percentage of those who are raising Trump's disapproval rating are more bothered by what they fear he'll do or simply who he is.