Posted on 01/18/2005 7:58:45 AM PST by SmithL
Washington -- Jubilant Republicans are descending on a nippy Washington for President Bush's second inaugural on Thursday, an affair of celebrations and protest, pomp and a predicted high temperature of 35 degrees.
Beneath the festivities surrounding the 55th presidential inauguration, there is a current of unease. Washington is capital of a nation at war, with 150,000 Americans serving in Iraq and 18,000 in Afghanistan. So far, more than 1,500 military personnel have been killed in the two countries, with more than 10,000 wounded.
Some critics have suggested scaling back Thursday's inaugural, which will cost $40 million in privately raised funds for the parties, parade, dinners and entertainment events. It will cost tens of millions of dollars more in public money for an unprecedented security effort that will involve about 6, 000 people who will cordon off a large chunk of downtown.
"Precedent suggests that inaugural festivities should be muted -- if not canceled -- in wartime,'' Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-New York City, wrote to Bush last week.
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bump for weinerness.
I thought long and hard about going to a ball since I live near D.C., but in the end I looked at the price of the tickets and decided to donate the same amount to the USO for care packages for the troops.
President suggests that Weiner should be muted -- if not canceled in wartime"
It was 1921 - well before he became President. There's also doubts that he had polio.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-10-30-fdr-usat_x.htm
I really do hate to bring this up...
MLK Day costs the federal government 110-million-dollars every year.
There. I've written it.
Right you are. I'm full of __it here. Thanks for keeping me accurate.
Tragedy struck, however, in 1921. Roosevelt contracted polio, a terrifying and incurable disease that left him paralyzed in his legs.
Should make the parties bigger and more lavish in response to this. Friggin morons. Raid Kerry's bank account and start throwing the money in the streets. I hate these moronic journalists that actually think their opinion matters.
No, FDR got polio in the early 20s, when he was only 39...he wasn't elected to the Presidency until 1932.
It figures.
I see the Democrats are clearly still in their "let's throw anything we can against the wall, hoping it will stick" mode.
Maybe a PROGRAM, one that the people WANT, would work better for them. Sounds like the Dems still don't have one.
Any biography, like I said. Including this one.
As you say. I've learned something today. Made it worth getting out of bed...
WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
OK, got it!
"Everything is political for these people -- even taking a whiz."
That explains why they piss me off!! (:
Hollywood should cancel its various awards ceremonies. It's money that could be used to feed the hungry. Come to think of it, why are we spending money on entertainment at all when our boys are dying in Iraq? That's cold-hearted.
I think I'm going to be hearing about this gaffe for a while...
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