Let the healing begin

On this historic day, we make the peaceful transition away from eight years of divisiveness, corruption, cynicism, obsession, secrecy, arrogance, cronyism, unconstitutionality, scandal and at times downright criminality.

As our wounded nation leaves another tainted administration behind, it is the Inaugural address 34 years ago of Gerald Ford that most powerfully echoes through history and resonates in the hope of today:

"My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over."