Obama's Speech Acts Like Preamble To State Of The Union Address
Robert Siegel talks to national political correspondent Mara
Liasson for analysis of the president's speech on Inauguration
Day.    After President Obama's inaugural address today, the
crowd heard from Beyonce singing the national anthem. We're
going to hear now from Mara Liasson, NPR's national political
correspondent. Hi.   SIEGEL: And let's start with the big
differences between the inaugural address today and the one that
we heard four years ago back in 2009.  LIASSON: Well, the
differences are huge and there's a lot - a lot has made of the
fact that the crowds are much smaller and it's a more somber,
less euphoric event. But the thing that struck me is just how
happy and relaxed the Obamas looked, and I think the president
is relieved not to be taking his second oath of office, as he
did when he took his first, at a time of complete financial
collapse and economic crisis.  Politics in Washington might look
more broken than it ever has. On t