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Wednesday, January 19, 2005
How hard is it to understand this?
Today on FoxNews there was yet another liberal pundit who was bemoaning the $40 million that is being spent on the Inauguration. Once again, we were told about the poor soldiers in Iraq who aren't protected and how much better it would be if that money was spent reinforcing Humvees and giving our armed forces better equipment.
That $40 million isn't part of the federal budget. That money is privately donated. The President has no control over those funds. He can't give it to the military. It's not his to give. If it wasn't being spent on the Inauguration, it wouldn't be spent on anything in the federal budget. It's NOT THEIRS TO SPEND. (The money spent on security is already figured into the budget. It's not an additional cost.)
When adjusted for inflation, President Clinton's Inaugurations cost more than President Bush's Inauguration. Sure, we weren't at war. But that's not really the point, is it? It's not the government's money to begin with.
Oh, yeah. One more thing. Enough with the whole "FDR and chicken salad sandwiches" business. When FDR served chicken salad at his inauguration in 1945, yes, we were at war. But, more importantly, he was very ill. In fact, he passed away in April of 1945. He probably didn't feel like celebrating more than that.
Can you honestly tell me that the media would pay attention to the cost of the Inauguration if Senator Kerry had won? Didn't think so.
That $40 million isn't part of the federal budget. That money is privately donated. The President has no control over those funds. He can't give it to the military. It's not his to give. If it wasn't being spent on the Inauguration, it wouldn't be spent on anything in the federal budget. It's NOT THEIRS TO SPEND. (The money spent on security is already figured into the budget. It's not an additional cost.)
When adjusted for inflation, President Clinton's Inaugurations cost more than President Bush's Inauguration. Sure, we weren't at war. But that's not really the point, is it? It's not the government's money to begin with.
Oh, yeah. One more thing. Enough with the whole "FDR and chicken salad sandwiches" business. When FDR served chicken salad at his inauguration in 1945, yes, we were at war. But, more importantly, he was very ill. In fact, he passed away in April of 1945. He probably didn't feel like celebrating more than that.
Can you honestly tell me that the media would pay attention to the cost of the Inauguration if Senator Kerry had won? Didn't think so.
