Now I am neither a Republican nor I am a Democrat. Therefore, I am able to remain objective. I did not vote for Bush. I also did not vote for Obama. Nevertheless, I will STILL hold Obama accountable for every misstep as I did with Bush. I will STILL scrutinize every bill passed into law that burdens the common citizen as I did with Bush. I will STILL hold Obama responsible for every broken promise as I did with Bush. The state of our Union should not be about party right now. It should be about doing the right thing for the American people. For we are on the VERGE of economic collapse. This is a fine example of where our government's priorities lay... This is what they consider leading by example! Duly noted Obama. Duly noted!
The following is compliments of JTGator on SodaHead who reflects the hypocrisy of our media.
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Headlines on this date 4 years ago:
"Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops die in unarmored Humvees"
"Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times"
"Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times"
"Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, ordinary Americans get the shaft"
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Headlines Today: [Unbelieveable! What the heck are they smoking?]
"Historic Obama inauguration will cost ONLY $120 million"
"Obama spends $120 million on inauguration; America NEEDS A Big Party"
"Everyman Obama shows America HOW to celebrate"
"Citibank executives CONTRIBUTE $8 million to Obama inauguration" [of our TARP $$$]
6 comments:
Where did these headlines originate???
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.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/14/barack-obama-inauguration-cost
The country is in the middle of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, which isn't stopping rich donors and the government from spending $170 million, or more, on the inauguration of Barack Obama .
Employees at banks, brokerages and Wall Street firms donated $7 million Barack Obama's inauguration.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Inauguration/story?id=6665946&page=1
Four years ago, the Associated Press and others in the press suggested it was in poor taste for Republicans to spend $40 million on President Bush’s inauguration. AP writer Will Lester calculated the impact that kind of money would have on armoring Humvees in Iraq, helping victims of the tsunami, or paying down the deficit. Lester thought the party should be cancelled: “The questions have come from Bush supporters and opponents: Do we need to spend this money on what seems so extravagant?”
http://www.businessopportunitystartup.com/blog/ap-slammed-bush%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98extravagant%e2%80%99-inaugural-in-%e2%80%9905-but-now-it%e2%80%99s-spend-baby-spend/
Fast forward to 2009. The nation is at war (two wars, in fact), and now also faces the prospect of a severe recession and federal budget deficits topping $1 trillion as far as the eye can see. With Barack Obama’s inauguration estimated to cost $45 million (not counting the millions more that government will have to pay for security), is the Associated Press once again tsk-tsking the high collar cost?
Nope. “For inaugural balls, go for glitz, forget economy,” a Tuesday AP headline advised. The article by reporter Laurie Kellman argued for extravagence, starting with the lede:
http://www.businessopportunitystartup.com/blog/ap-slammed-bush%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98extravagant%e2%80%99-inaugural-in-%e2%80%9905-but-now-it%e2%80%99s-spend-baby-spend/
At the rate President Bush's supporters are giving money, his second inauguration threatens to stand out in the history books like the common folks' muddy boot prints on the White House furniture at Andrew Jackson's gala. The $40 million record for inaugural partying set four years ago for Mr. Bush is expected to be shattered this month.
Ordinary citizens might have hoped that the overriding issue in Washington - the perilous Iraq war, with its drain on the nation's blood and treasure - would dictate restraint. But plans for the four-day extravaganza roll forward with nine celebratory balls being underwritten by the usual corporate and fat-cat supplicants in the political power mill.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/11/opinion/11tue3.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=victor%27s+spoils&st=nyt
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