Bob Greene : Patriotic songs played at inauguration wo n't include ` ` Hail to the Chief '' That song is usually played , not sung . The flags do not fly in the political moment , he says . Hail to the Chief ! '' Imagine Boehner joining in to ` ` Hail to the Chief , as we pledge cooperation ... , '' he says . Greene : Time has come and gone for presidential entrances ; they remain unsung .
Bob Greene : Patriotic songs played at inauguration wo n't include ` ` Hail to the Chief '' That song is usually played , not sung . The flags do not fly in the political moment , he says . Imagine Boehner joining in to ` ` Hail to the Chief , as we pledge cooperation ... , '' he says . Greene : Time has come and gone for presidential entrances ; they remain unsung .