Reply #9: AP Says We're "In Denial"

[MelissaB]

Some Dems Plan to Avoid Bush Inauguration

By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - If they aren't leaving the capital, they might be going to the movies or spending a quiet afternoon at home. Some even boarded a cruise ship, hoping moonlight and mai tais will take the sting out of President Bush (news - web sites)'s second inauguration.

These Democrats are in denial, not quite ready to hail the chief they fought so hard to unseat.

"We all know the inauguration is taking place," said Debra DeShong, once a spokeswoman for Bush challenger Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites). "But watching it is like adding salt to a wound."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=696&e=3&u=/ap/20050119/ap_on_re_us/inaugural_democrats_in_denial

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