Obama's inauguration set to be the most expensive in US history

guardian.co.uk ^ | January 14, 2009 | Ewen MacAskill

[rollo tomasi]

[kinghorse]

When I hear how much something costs or execs running up to DC in their private jets I just roll my eyes. Hey people, this country was built on conspicuous consumption. I wonder how the guys who work on the jet assembly line feel about the dis. I wonder what the caterers and carpenters and whatnot would feel about an austere inaguration. This is why recessions go from bad to worse in capitalist societies. The instinct is to do exactly the opposite of what would help, that being consumption, spending, whatever.

I personally don’t want to relive the Carter malaise and hope we can get beyond the anger. He’s obviously backtracking on all his promises to the @#%@#!@ moronic left. they will figure it out soon enough. Today he essentially reversed from his political rhetoric and said Bush got dealt a shit hand with the attack and did exactly what he should have done afterwards. Obama’s going to have his attack too, don’t worry. It’s what these evil enemies do. They set out to destroy the agendas of each succeeding administration. It’s what I would do.

[EGPWS]

President Barack Obama's inauguration next week is set to be the most expensive ever, predicted to reach over $150m (£102m). This dwarfs the $42.3m spent on George Bush's inauguration in 2005 and the $33m spent on Bill Clinton's in 1993.

Go for broke now that it's approaching the point of shredding recycled paper is worth more than a dollar, we may as well focus on an empty suit idol and paper him with love and affection.

Some will at least "feel good".

[angelcindy]

When the economy is at its worst..he just spends money like its grown on trees...what a loser he is..

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Well, it's not tax dollars, for the most part. Although it IS tax dollars for all those cops and DC City Worker Bees and other Government Drones (of which I used to be one, under Carter and Clinton, no less...Grrr!) workin' overtime for The Empty Suit.

However, you can bet your bottom dollar that those footing the bill for this CIRCUS will be handsomely rewarded in the next four years...

[Ancient Drive]

whoa... that’s a lot of change. he did promise change...

[sheik yerbouty]

Rush calls this proposed fiasco “The Immaculation”. I’d call it the “Imaculate Deception”..

[oyez]

Let them eat cake. --Marie Antoinette

[TaxRelief]

SHAME ON OBAMA!

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GETTING LAID OFF EVERY DAY!
CHILDREN ARE HUNGRY AND COLD TONIGHT!
HOMOSEXUAL PARTNERS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE ARE LACKING MEDICINE AND MEDICAL CARE!
INNER CITY ADULTS CAN’T GET TREATMENT FOR DRUG ADDICTIONS!
POOR FAMILIES ARE ABORTING CHILDREN THEY WANT BUT CAN’T AFFORD!
HOW DARE HE PUT HIS CHILDREN IN AN EXCLUSIVE SCHOOL WHILE INNER CITY CHILDREN FESTER IN RUNDOWN BUILDINGS???

HOW DARE HE LIVE LIKE A KING WHILE THE PEOPLE SUFFER???

SHAME ON OBAMA! SHAME ON MICHELLE!

[Cacique]

The depression is only for us peasants.

[NRA2BFree]

That's disgraceful. How can he do that when so many people are out of work and hurting? That money could go to help so many people. Of course, his coronation is special. He IS the King of America, and the Messiah to the world.

The sooner he's sworn in, the better off we're all going to be because he will bring hope and peace to the world. He's going to take from the rich and spread the wealth around and it will help all of us. We won't have to make house payments or car payments and all of our groceries and gas will be freeeeee! I know this, because he said "we are the ones we've been waiting for", and I've been waiting for a hand out all my life! He's our sugar daddy. Hallelujah! He IS the one! LOL!

[walsh]

"Oh, I hope the weather is frightful"

The weather is the least of our problems.

[reader25]

Truly outrageous amount of money spent on THR ON E’s ego.

[shoutingandpointing]

Well said.

Be of good cheer, FRiends. Being the MYTHSIAH ( I am claiming that one here and now for my own—lol), he only needs on dollar (he'll probably want to use a Five, so he can keep with the Lincoln theme) to cover the cost of his pah-TAY.

He'll just hold it over his head, say a few words, rip it in half, and everyone will get some until he's handed out enough to cover the tab; then he'll pass that hat, count Count DeMonet, and go on an alphabet network to tell the world what generous and civic-minded followers are his sheeps.

[shoutingandpointing]

“on?” Nuts.

“One” dollar. He only need one: YOURS.

[ponygirl]

This is just the beginning of the expense. Before Herr Zero is through, we’ll probably all be paying with our blood.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The liberals were all just OUTRAGED at how much the 2005 Bush inauguration cost, yet are just GIDDY at the extravagance of the Obama coronation.

[gpk9]

"President Barack Obama's inauguration next week is set to be the most expensive ever, predicted to reach over $150m (£102m)."

Hell, why not. They're driving down Wall Street in a huge truck with Paulson and Bernanke in the back tossing big bales of money out to executives lining up along the curb.

[MA~Bear]

I do hope that all those Liberal Rags that were Outraged at President Bush's cost, give fair and balance treatment to our President elect and the out rage should be double and close to triple since that is what O's is outspending President Bush's Cost. Heck President Bush's two inaugurations put together didn't cost that much.

Bear :-)

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