Want to know what it’s really like here in Washington during this year’s historical 56th Annual Inauguration? It’s a PARTY!

Seriously, I’m not joking – the traffic is horrendous, Starbucks is overcrowded and it’s as frigid as the Antarctic… but everyone is deleriously HAPPY!

Jesse Watters and I were dispatched on the streets of Washington this week to cover all of the balls, parties and cultural events and one common thread is constant: the nation’s capital is electrified as Barack Obama assumes the Presidency. We have yet to meet anyone who has a negative thing to say, or express parting shots at President Bush as he leaves office. We’ve been to star-studded events and talked to folks like Jessica Alba, Jamie Foxx, Wyclef Jean, Hayden Panettiere and George Clinton of the P Funk All Stars. And perhaps, the King of Funk, put is best last night at the Aloha Ball when he told me, “Everybody’s in a groove, man. Gotta keep the funk flowing!”

I guess you could say, it’s about as close as you can come to bringing Rio to Washington!

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