Did I miss something? I sure donated to the Inauguration...I thought it was funded that way!
I am sure that the security and DC costs are a part of their 4 year budgets however.
"I sure donated to the Inauguration...I thought it was funded that way!"
You are correct, JOY. The Inauguration and parties are privately funded. Security, however, is additional.
Congressman Weiner (D-NY) was on Fox deploring the money spent on the event. President Bush's first inauguration had to be quickly put together and they are trying to cheat him and his supporters of the celebration that is deserved this time.
How low-key would a Kerry (God forbid!) inauguration have been?