With pedestrian barriers and bleachers popping up downtown along Pennsylvania Avenue, the activist listserv over at counter-inaugural.org pumping out daily announcements for buses, trainings, and protests, and Black Tie & Boots tickets running as high as $2,000 a pop on Craigslist, the preparations for President Bush’s second inauguration are reaching a new high. If you missed it, our December 15 post on the inauguration includes a basic rundown of what to expect in the way…