WASHINGTON DC -- They hoofed it, bussed it, took trains and drove SUVs through early morning snow and Beltway traffic to see their political and, for some, spiritual leader enter into her next career phase, and "so help me God" they were going to do it -- even if it meant holding two informal swearing-in ceremonies to make sure everyone got a glimpse of New Jersey's first African American congresswoman with her hand on the Bible.