Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
Bush didn't invent the concept of an inaugural ceremony, and he can't be the first president to have "wasted" millions on one. If you're outraged by this one, you ought to be outraged by all the others.

You're right, we ought to be. Though there are some president's who cut it back a bit. Aside from the fact that he's throwing such a huge party for being re-elected, he's doing it with all our troops overseas using inferior armor-- note, which is all thanks to him.

Perhaps we failed to take note of some of the other lavish parties, but at the very least Bush's has brought it to our attention. Now we can do something about it so should we choose.

So, do you all want (French) cheese with your whine?
I thought we were all entitled to share our opinion, whether it be outrage or not? I hardly consider it whining. It's not as if we're all upset we didn't get invited to the party, we're a little sick to our stomaches as to what the money is being ridiculously lavished on. If we're upset about it, then we are, and perhaps if enough people are upset about it, we can make a difference as to how things work.

Edit: Donated or not, Bush never had to accept the money. It was his party and if he wanted to be conservative about it he could've very well made sure that happened.