Oh I'm sorry I'll try again:

Who thinks just about any president would've done the same? *raises hand*

My point is that while it's a large sum of money to spend on a party, I don't find it surprising for people of politics to spend large sums of (our) money any more.

Go forth and fight all you wish, but I for one don't feel outraged. Now if conscription was in effect and I was sent to Iraq then found out the threat was less than it was, and all that, then I would be outraged. I'm also outraged by other things I won't mention here. But 'a president holding an exensive party'...maybe I don't see things the way you did?