It was a dark and stormy night

Barack Obama: “Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.”

Oof, speechwriter Jon Favreau decidedly choked — Obama would have been better off using this Jon Favreau. “The country’s money, baby!” Today’s inauguration speech was decidedly missing its “The only thing we have to fear…” moment.

Wall Street to Obama: We’ll believe it when we see it

Even the panic-on-a-whim folks on Wall Street don’t seem phased by soaring rhetoric. As our new president spelled out his lofty aspirations, here’s how the market responded:

Have fun, Mr. President.