Inauguration
You may have missed this, The Homeland Security Department told the District of Columbia government Wednesday to use federal homeland security money to pay the costs it will incur for President Bush's second inauguration. Washington's costs for the inauguration, the first since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, are expected to be at least $17.3 million, city officials said.
If I were the mayor of DC, I'd tell Bush he's on his own. Compare this to FDR who held his 1945 inaugural at the White House, making a short speech and serving guests cold chicken salad and plain pound cake. You can find a discussion of the extravagant costs of Bush's second coronation in this article.
Finally, we had a discussion amongst some family and friends as to whether we would attend this event if given the opportunity. My favorite response was (and I'll keep the identity of the person who said this secret so federal agents don't go knowing on their door, even though the statement is obviously a joke) "I'd go if I thought I could get past the metal detector."
posted by Dave @ 9:43 PM
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