What's the problem?

Posted By: not tax dollars on 2009-01-09
In Reply to: How much does it cost to throw a party? - sm

Financed by donors whose names are posted on the web with some free and low-cost tickets available, invitations open to any and all Americans, many simultaenous celebrations being held.

This is not about Obama. It is about the supporters who made this historical moment come to pass. They deserve the opportunity to pause for a moment, take it all in and party 'til dawn before they return to the depression, stress, worry and hand-wringing as they descend back into the abysmal economy W is leaving behind him as he slithers on out of town.

I don't understand what is wrong with a little harmless clean fun for hundreds of millions who will be observing this momentous occasion.

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=1144876

http://www.pic2009.org/page/content/donors/

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How much does it cost to throw a party? - sm
- Why don't they BYOB? - sbMT
  - Excellent idea - New Englander
    - Tell you what. - sm
  - Then we'd have to endure that "dignity of the office" slam - jj
- Hmmm......(sm) - Just the big bad
  - Right on, JTBB. W's $40M makes O's $21M - pale by comparison.
- What's the problem? - not tax dollars
  - Wrong - it's about the O, always has been - jm
  - why not put the money to better use - cj
    - Why not let them - (sm)
- Halliburton had 8 years of - ditzil
- Well, I h ave to jump in here - gourdpainter
- Good question - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

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