The media did a pretty good job of hiding these folks, but it should be noted that thousands of protestors lined the inaugural parade route last week. All the half-hearted pledges for peace, Hilary Duff concerts, and silver-dipped cowboy boot centerpieces can't disguise the fact that this country is fiercely divided with a president who is still wearing rose-colored glasses with his head in the clouds after four years. Oh, btw, yes they really did have centerpieces made of cowboy boots dipped in silver at one of 9 inaugural balls held for GW. This particular gala was called the 'Texas Black Tie & Boots Ball' and also featured live armadillos and 20,000 yellow roses. I certainly hope they had a live feed setup for the troops over in Iraq.