AP Slammed Bush’s ‘Extravagant’ Inaugural in ’05, but Now It’s Spend, Baby, Spend

Newsbusters ^ | Jan 14 09 | Rich Noyes

[chuck_the_tv_out]

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?”

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.

[Evil Slayer]

I guess "The One" is spreading the wealth. But where is it coming from? From my taxes. In a time when this country is going bankrupt and businesses are laying off and selling out in droves. Banks are going belly up. You and your family are scrimping for a living and TRYING to save for the final meltdown.

I just want to up chuck every time I see his ugly face come on TV. Lord, please save us from what we will be facing after January 20th.

[Palladin]

The Obamatards can do no wrong.

A pox on AP....may it soon be buried with the rest of the newspaper industry!

[GOPJ]

I smell a double standard...

[HighlyOpinionated]

http://www.flixxy.com/political-systems.htm

Because the Democrats live under the assumption that the USofA is a Democracy and it is not.

The USofA is a Republic with good reason. Watch the video referenced above.

[Common Tator]

"WHERE ARE THE ELECTED PUBBIES.....POINTING THIS OUT!!!!????"

We all know the media can not wait to tell the public anything elected Pubbies say..

Who else besides the media is a source of information for the public?

Only an idiot would believe the media would cover anyone who was critical of Obama on anything.

YOU MUST BELIEVE THE MEDIA IS FAIR AND BALANCED!!!!

[sauron]

Well, no. Kinda.

The Founders didn’t “put” the amendments in the order they are; the states did. Amendment #2 (RKBA) was merely adopted after the states adopted #1.

Nonetheless, it still shows the high importance they placed on #2. ;)

Sauron

[jaz.357]

$45 million?

Chump CHANGE!

[Cacique]

Progressive hipocrisy at it’s best.

[Osage Orange]

YOU MUST BELIEVE THE MEDIA IS FAIR AND BALANCED!!!!

Please...........

I've said for years now....that the MSM / DBM is the most dangerous entity in the U.S.

I've been here...a few weeks...cut me some slack. : )

[seamusnh]

I am SHOCKED... SHOCKED I tell you at this blatant double standard....

BTW, if you point this out to a liberal, they’d say “well, that was for Bush and this is for Obama. Can’t you see the difference?”

[domeika]

"...Can’t you see the difference?”

I can see the difference. Bush was just a plain ol American whereas the most merciful is a corrupt socialist Kenyan-born Alinskyite elitist with homoweirdo tendencies and ah ah ah ah um problems with ah ah ah ah the ah ah um, wel let me put it this way, ah ah um ah no no no wait a minute, wait a minute, ah um the truth.