Specifically (you were referring to the tsunami disaster at the end of 2004):
"Until yesterday's ten-fold increase of monetary aid, we were pledging less money that George Bush planned to spend on his own (totally unnecessary) re-inauguration, expected to cost tax payers $40 million."
Just wondering - you have any plans to discuss the upcoming $150M inauguration?
If this is a roundabout way of suggesting that Bush's re-election inauguration equates to Obama's inauguration in excess, while the number is definitely high, my question was why do we need a re-inauguration event of any magnitude.
Today, for example was Chris Gregoire's re-inauguration event as Governor of Washington State. The cost is being paid for mainly from the tickets sold to attend. But re-inauguration events don't need to be such a big deal IMO.
You tell me what part of the cost you don't think is warranted in this case, and what part would be.
1/14/2009 6:23 PM
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Specifically (you were referring to the tsunami disaster at the end of 2004):
"Until yesterday's ten-fold increase of monetary aid, we were pledging less money that George Bush planned to spend on his own (totally unnecessary) re-inauguration, expected to cost tax payers $40 million."
Just wondering - you have any plans to discuss the upcoming $150M inauguration?
Just curious -
1/14/2009 6:13 PM
The short answer is yes.
If this is a roundabout way of suggesting that Bush's re-election inauguration equates to Obama's inauguration in excess, while the number is definitely high, my question was why do we need a re-inauguration event of any magnitude.
Today, for example was Chris Gregoire's re-inauguration event as Governor of Washington State. The cost is being paid for mainly from the tickets sold to attend. But re-inauguration events don't need to be such a big deal IMO.
You tell me what part of the cost you don't think is warranted in this case, and what part would be.
1/14/2009 6:23 PM