Posted on 01/14/2009 7:17:04 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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.
Part of the spending includes emergency funding announced by the White House on Tuesday to help with the soaring costs. Most of this new federal funding will be to deal with the huge influx of people, estimated 1.5 million to 2 million.
A White House statement said that President Bush "declared an emergency exists in the District of Columbia".
If there is snow, the costs will grow higher. The long-term forecast suggests there is a chance of snow on Sunday and again on the day of inauguration, on Tuesday.
Carole Florman, spokeswoman for the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, told the New York Daily News, which estimated the cost at $160m: "We're always very budget conscious. But we're sending a message to the entire world about our peaceful transition of power, and you don't want it to look like a schlock affair. It needs to be appropriate to the magnitude of events that it is."
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This will be more of an in-auger-ation.
Hell no, it's government money, silly.
Now that would be sweeet!!
No he isn't. He's the first half black man to be president.
Black, white, and red all over.
Yes..quite clear. But, on the other hand, isn't that the translation of "Obama"?
Yup...
Remember how the MSM and dems screamed it to the rooftops how GWB was so damned extravagant with his simple inaugurations.
AND THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE, WHAT, 10x MORE $$?
“It’s going to be a crazy few years. I hope this country survives.”
I saw 3-4 feature articles on FNS which showed envirowacos state as FACT that we cannot use any more fossil fuels, nuclear power and wind power.
I firmly believe the ZERO will ban all oil, nuke and coal power within 1 year of taking office. Right after banning guns and the armed taking thereof.
This country is doomed.
I don’t want anyone to get hurt but I think it would be funny if they had a snow storm during the proceedings.
and how about all those Kevlar jackets the libs were screaming about four years ago?
Taxpayer's money. But forget about it. Let's rather talk about Palin's RNC wardrobe.
How about blizzard and thunderstorm?
Let me fix the title...
Obama's inauguration administration set to be the most expensive in US history.
5.56mm
Is that like a Heffalump?
Ah yes, mustn’t look bad to the rest of the world. Better to spend excessively while all the little, less important people of the world are struggling. That’s the message we should be sending. Change..........
I don't think so. Pooh never actually caught the heffalump stealing the honey out of the honeypot. We'll be able to watch, live on HDTV, for the next four years. Brace yerself!
Looks like everybody's getting a bailout these days.
Obama's setting a great Leadership example here. Not.
Idi Amin.
How apropos...........
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