The Strickland-Fisher Inaugural Committee announced today that the ceremonial swearing-in ceremony of Ted Strickland as governor and Lee Fisher as lieutenant governor will take place at 11:30 a.m., January 13th, 2007, on the West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse.
The event will be non-ticketed and open to the public....
The Dispatch noted Gov.-elect John Kasich's swearing in ceremony:
...Kasich will take office just after midnight on Jan. 10, but he will participate in a ceremonial swearing-in program later that day from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Ohio Theater....
Tickets are free, but you must order them in advance.
Metromix indicates that the Ohio Theater has a capacity of 2,779.
Two words will describe the Kasich administration:
"Limited Access"
Access will be denied to the following:
- Public school teachers
- Unionized firefighters
- Unionized police officers
- Unionized workers and public service people
- Pro-public school educators
- Democrats
- Anyone who might have said a word against Kasich
(He is still waiting for Ohio's teachers to apologize to him.)
Access will be granted for the following people/groups:
+ Former Lehman Brothers executives
+ Major campaign contributors
+ Charter school owners
+ Chamber of Commerce Executives and Members
+ White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Male Millionaires
+ Owners/operators of dirty energy producers
Hold onto your hats because it is going to be a bumpy ride.