A cool picture from the Inauguration is getting some web-play today. You can see the whole thing here. If you zoom in on the podium, you get a very clear shot of the governmental leadership.


Visible is President Obama, President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Diane Feinstein, and most of the members of the Supreme Court.

But wait... What's Clarence Thomas doing in this moment in history? Is he transfixed by the uniquely American orderly transition of power and the additional historical cultural significance of the moment?

Nope.