And all I got to show for it is this lousy $1,000,000,000,000.00 “stimulus” bill:
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.
The actual swearing-in ceremony will cost $1.24 million, according to Carole Florman, spokeswoman for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
It’s the security, parties and countless Porta-a-Potty rentals that really run up the bill.
The federal government estimates that it will spend roughly $49 million on the inaugural weekend. Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland have requested another $75 million from the federal government to help pay for their share of police, fire and medical services.
And then there is the party bill.
“We have a budget of roughly $45 million, maybe a little bit more,” said Linda Douglass, spokeswoman for the inaugural committee.
You liberals did catch that “rich donors” bit, didn’t you? Now, of course you are going to believe that these rich donors are just doing it out of love of country and Mr. Hope-N-Change…but we out here in the real world know they are purchasing access…so all those voices of the little guy Obama promised to bring with him into the Oval Office? Going to be drowned out by the same old, same old mega corporations and monied special interests all Democrats have been beholden to since Bill Clinton sold the party to the highest bidder (with new CoS Emanuel organizing the auction back in 1996).
Meanwhile, all that service Obama yammered on about on Monday…well, perhaps Obama can explain to us who was served yesterday.
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