Inauguration day dogs that didn't bark

 I have two elementary observations about what didn't happen today.

First, Donald Trump did not pardon himself, his family, or Rudy Giuliani.  I am actually surprised by this.  When you're wrong, say so.  What happened?  There is a lot of speculation about the legal reasoning, the constitutionality of self-pardons, and all of that, but here's the basic political point, which I have made.  Biden will ensure that Trump is not prosecuted.  (At the federal level, anyway.)  In a funny way, that will make Biden more loyal to Donald Trump than Jeff Sessions!

Second, if you think back a few weeks, to the time before Trump incited an insurrection, you may recall that Trump wanted to counter-program the inauguration.  You know, like, announce his 2024 campaign at the same time, with a big rally, 'n stuff.  Did you notice how that didn't happen?

Gee... I... wonder why?

Of course, there are the obvious worries that didn't happen, but I was trying to say something a little less obvious.