[Baketech]

Should this inauguration celebration go off as planned, or should it be muted compared to years past?

[oldfogey]

Originally Posted by Baketech

Should this inauguration celebration go off as planned, or should it be muted compared to years past?

What did you get elected to, Bake? Happy to raise a glass of champagne to you anytime.

[aussie_929]

Isn't like 40 million getting spent on it?

[oldfogey]

I'd still put the mutes in the brass. Saves blowing the ladies' hats off.

[bwhip]

I like what I heard Ann Coulter say about it last night: "...just as soon as Hollywood agrees to cut back on the Oscars."

[rocket]

Originally Posted by bwhip

I like what I heard Ann Coulter say about it last night: "...just as soon as Hollywood agrees to cut back on the Oscars."

I have yet to see anyone win an argument with Ann.

[BDA116]

I think the celebration should be as large as the Afghani people want it to be. Karzai is the first President democratically elected there since.....well ever.

[oldfogey]

..or is that the Ukrainian Presidential election? First democratic election there, too.

[sheepofblue]

I find all inaugurations to be over blown wastes of time, so yes mute it to a minimal ceremony and be done. That said I see no reason this election is different from others

Also the $$$ spent are only partly mine (the security is gov funded)

[BDA116]

And soon enough the Iraqi people will be celbrating their first democratically elected President's inauguration.

Oh, I guess the Palestinians are in a similar boat as well.

Man, this spreading freedom and allowing people to vote thing has to stop. We are so evil.

[rocket]

Baketech,
You're talking about the Bush Inauguration, right?

[Baketech]

Originally Posted by rocket

Baketech,
You're talking about the Bush Inauguration, right?

[bubba]

Originally Posted by rocket

Baketech,
You're talking about the Bush Inauguration, right?

[oldfogey]

Originally Posted by rocket

Baketech,
You're talking about the Bush Inauguration, right?

Definition:
[i] be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"
[ii] commence officially
[iii] open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

[rocket]

Originally Posted by oldfogey

Definition:
[i] be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"
[ii] commence officially
[iii] open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

Just wondering where BDA was coming from ya pompous ass

[oldfogey]

Originally Posted by rocket

Just wondering where BDA was coming from ya pompous ass

Thinking of that as new logon name "pompous ass"; yes, works well .

[BDA116]

Where am I coming from? You know exactly where I'm coming from. I am reminding everyone (because the moronic leftist major media won't) that Afghanistan is also having inaugural celebrations for the first time EVER, and that Iraq will do so shortly as well for the first time in many decades.
Both those events were possible for one reason and one reason only.
Bush has every right to celebrate his inauguration how he sees fit. There is a ton of private money coming in to support this. Sure, tax monies will be spent to provide the security - like it ALWAYS has, but if Bush's supporters want to spend their money to throw a big bash, there is no reason for it not to happen.
We all know that if the ass party were throwing this party, there would be no mention of cost - although the cost would have been larger to provide security for all the pompous arrogant extreme left wing activist "actors" from the hollywood halfwit society.
It is another example of the extremist media making a non-story into a big ordeal.

[rocket]

BDA,
It all boils down to dealing with the sore losers. It's not about the money, his policy, or even the war in Iraq. They just want their power back.


BTW, The last war-time President to curtail Inauguration festivites was FDR I believe. He saved a few bucks that one day but he more than made up for it with his welfare policies.

[rocket]

Originally Posted by oldfogey

Thinking of that as new logon name "pompous ass"; yes, works well .

Has a ring to it.

[BDA116]

Originally Posted by rocket

BDA,
It all boils down to dealing with the sore losers. It's not about the money, his policy, or even the war in Iraq. They just want their power back.

Exactly. Instead of masking their true colors by whining about the money, why doesn't the media just tell the truth and state that they did everything in their power to take the Presidency away from Bush and now they want to bitch about it.
At least that way one could respect their opinion, rather than be disgusted all over again by their blatant bias.

[Baketech]

I can't believe there is no banter about Bush's Inauguration speech....

Given his penchant for doing what he says, this speech should be percieved by the left as his most apocryphal to date....

What say ye?

[luvtolean]

Originally Posted by Baketech

Given his penchant for doing what he says, this speech should be percieved by the left as his most apocryphal to date....

What say ye?

full text here

Coming from the man who gave us the Patriot Act, and whose religious people have been tyrannizing our media over the word **** and a boob on TV (especially when Cheney told a critic to **** yourself) I found the speech's focus on freedom repugnant, and was mad as hell.

George W. Bush has taken away more freedoms than any Republican pres I can think of.

I believe Kerry would've been worse, but I'm not a fan of Dubya.

[Baketech]

Originally Posted by luvtolean

I found the speech's focus on freedom repugnant, and was mad as hell.

Do you disagree that freedom is a path to world peace, or disagree that it should be American policy to proactively pursue it...

*Not trying to put words in your mouth...if I missed the mark, straighten me out...

[luvtolean]

I do not think the US coe