posted January 19, 2009 02:31 PM            

They were screeching, howling and shrieking in utter outrage....because there was an economic downturn/recession inherited from the Kommander Korruption administration...and again in 2005. How could he they whined; he doesn't care they shrieked; he isn't in touch with the people they intoned.

So, what are the very same leftist hypocrites saying now when the tab for The One, the Lord High Messiah O'Bomber is preparing to descend from on high on a beam of light to save the world...for a price tag of only 170 million dollars.

At a time when these same leftists...in Congress and in the leftist press are declaring the US in the worst financial condition since the bungling of the Roosevelt administration caused and prolonged the depression; these same leftists are saying...it's marvelous, it's simply wonderful and they don't see a single problem in spending 170 million dollars on a party of self congratulation...for O'Bomber while they moan and wheeze about businesses closing, people being laid off their jobs and losing their homes. No, none of that matters...it's O'Bomber Time.

Leftist hypocrisy is a bottomless pit.

No only that but many..who will be there... were the prime movers in the financial meltdown leftists are moaning about...they will be honored guests at O'Bomber's inauguration. Go figure.

Obama hosting pricey party in a dicey economy
By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer Sat Jan 17, 1:23 pm ET

The price tag for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration gala is expected to break records, with some estimates reaching as high as $150 million.**more than that** Despite the bleak economy, however, Democrats who called on President George W. Bush to be frugal four years ago are issuing no such demands now that an inaugural weekend of rock concerts and star-studded parties has begun.

Obama's inaugural committee has raised more than $41 million to cover events ranging from a Philadelphia-to-Washington train ride to a megastar concert with Beyonce, U2 and Bruce Springsteen to 10 official inaugural balls. Add to that the massive costs of security and transportation — costs absorbed by U.S. taxpayers — and the historic inauguration will produce an equally historic bill.

In 2005, Reps. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., and Jim McDermott, D-Wash., asked Bush to show a little less pomp and be a little more circumspect at his party.

"President Roosevelt held his 1945 inaugural at the White House, making a short speech and serving guests cold chicken salad and plain pound cake," the two lawmakers wrote in a letter. "During World War I, President Wilson did not have any parties at his 1917 inaugural, saying that such festivities would be undignified."

The thinking was that, with the nation at war, excessive celebration was inappropriate. Four years later, the nation is still at war. Unemployment has risen sharply. And Obama pressed Congress to release the second half of a $700 billion bailout package in hopes of rescuing a faltering banking industry.

Obama's inauguration committee says it is mindful of the times and is not worried people will see the four days of festivities as excessive.***Right***

"That is probably not the way the country is going to be looking at it," said committee spokeswoman Linda Douglass. "It is not a celebration of an election. It is a celebration of our common values."

Douglass said the campaign sought to keep costs down by having the same decorations at each of the 10 balls, eliminating floral arrangements and negotiating prices on food.

"Those at the Obama administration are trying to be reflective of the climate," McDermott's spokesman, Mike DeCeasar, said Saturday.

The festivities began Saturday with a speech at Philadelphia's historic 30th Street train as Obama's trip began.

Sunday's concert at the Lincoln Memorial includes performances by Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, Garth Brooks and others. Denzel Washington and Queen Latifah will read historic passages. HBO paid $2.5 million for the exclusive rights to broadcast the concert.

Monday, the inaugural committee is hosting a national day of service, followed by three "bipartisan dinners" and a concert at the Verizon Center honoring military families. The Disney Channel will broadcast the concert, which includes performances by teen stars Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, as part of a $2 million deal that also gave ABC the exclusive rights to broadcast one inaugural ball.

The television deals allowed the committee to recoup about $5 million of the $15 million production costs for the televised events, Douglass said.

Security and transportation costs are being paid by taxpayers. And with millions of tourists expected to descend on Washington for Tuesday's inauguration ceremony, Bush declared a state of emergency, allowing the district to recover some costs for the event.

The inauguration committee is paying for 10 stadium-style screens to broadcast the inauguration ceremony on the National Mall. It is also hiring garbage and recycling services and renting thousands of portable toilets for what one supplier called "the largest temporary restroom event in the history of the United States."

Obama has pledged transparency in his inauguration fundraising. He has disclosed inaugural donors as the fundraising continued, though he is not required to do so until after the ceremony.

Many of the fundraisers are well-known moneymen and women in Democratic circles. Those leading the list raised at least $300,000. They include two of Obama's top campaign fundraisers: Louis Susman, who retired this month as vice chairman of banking giant and government bailout recipient Citigroup, and billionaire Hyatt hotel heiress Penny Pritzker.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090117/ap_on_go_pr_wh/inauguration_spending

What Recession? The $170 Million Inauguration
Obama's Inauguration Has Been Financed Partially by Bailed-Out Wall Street Executives

"In a letter to members of Congress, the governors of Maryland and Virginia, and the mayor of Washington said that their combined costs could exceed $75 million. That's on top of the $49 million the federal government is spending, again mostly for security."
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Inauguration/Story?id=6665946&page=3

posted January 20, 2009 05:46 PM            

Nevertheless it does seem hipocritical when you look at it with a critical view like yours.

posted January 20, 2009 09:05 PM            

i don't remember bush's bashes but i know the cost of living(fall of the dollar) is largely responsible for the difference in the price tags. anyway this is all conjecture for the moment...