Every source has admitted that Obama’s inauguration will be the most expensive in history, even when the price tags for security is added to Bush’s and Clinton’s.

Pretty hypocritical in bad financial times to say the least. I don’t see any of the comments made by Weiner D-NY or McDermott D-Wash in 2005 repeated by the Democrats for Obama’s excesses. Reports do say that the Democrats are concious of costs and have cut back on floral arrangments at the 10 balls that are taking place. How wonderful that they are concerned about taxpayers paying for flowers.

In all fairness, it’s been about 2,000 years since we had a savior make an appearance here on earth. He had better start with quite of a few miracles if he plans on saving the Democrats in two years.

Let’s start off with tax cuts for all Americans. This would be quite a miracle coming from a Democrat!

So you’re saying security cost $115 million and you use the New York Times as a credible source? Pretty funny.

Talk about towing the party line. I guess the libs will believe anything in support of their position, no matter how ridiculous.

And I stand corrected regarding getting nothing done in congress. The Democrat controlled House and Senate has managed put the economy on the verge of a depression in two short years.

That’s quite an accomplishment but not one I would be proud of if my party was the cause. Thanks for taking what was a fairly strong economy and putting us back to where Jimmy Carter had us in the late 70′s. Obama’s presidency starts tomorrow, and I expect results. It’s already proven numerous times that you can’t tax your way out of a recession/depression. High defecits, high unemployment, more bailouts, are all results of Democrat control.

I’ll second that BS nomination.

The democratic-controlled senate hasn’t been able to do jack squat for the past two years. Due to their own ineptitude and republican stalling.

This economic train wreck has been years in the making. The problem is too many MBAs in finance running around coming up with tricks and schemes to make the bottom line look good. And it’s all catching up with us now.

The cost comparison between the two inaugurations did not include the cost for security for bush in 2005. In fact, this is the first time in history that the cost for security has been estimated and reported beforehand, hence the large initial number for Obama’s inauguration.

Also, this figure of $160 million for the Obama event was first reported as a “could reach as high as” number in the New York Daily News. The Daily News folks. Then the windbags over at Fox and Friends ran with that as fact the next morning. And being good republicans, you all stuck to the mantra of, “if you repeat something often enough, it becomes the truth.”

Well, guess what. The New York Times did some digging and found that when you factor in the security expense of the Bush events in 2005, the total tab was around $157 million. Not that much different than the $160 ESTIMATE for the Obama event.

It’s called fact checking. I wish people would learn how to do it.

The Republicans will get another shot to run for the White House against Hillary in 2016.

The recession started with the banking industry debacle. The root cause of that was the Community Reinvestment Act. Democrats thought it was a neat idea to put people into homes they could not afford.

If you want to live by socialistic policies then be prepared to die by socialistic policies.

Tommy, why don’t you provide everyone with your mom’s address? Then everyone would know where you live.

Good choice in staying anonymous. I believe Michael has had his house vandalized by a certain political party’s members.

And I applaud you also for your contributions of both time and money!

I was wrong.

I applaud you for giving money to those charities you mentioned instead of exchanging gifts with your family. I am impressed.

You should read back a couple of weeks when I challenged one of your own to give money to the poor. We didn’t exchange gifts for Christmas in my family this year, we gave it to a number of charities including donations to Minnesota Food Share and 2nd Harvest.

So of course, you are wrong again. Just because you would never consider giving to charity, doesn’t mean other people don’t do it.

You should try it sometime rather than only thinking of yourself.

Bullshit.

And the American voters don’t believe your bullshit, either.

Doesn’t it burn your ass, that more Americans trust Democrats to be fiscally responsible and more able to run the economy?

But, look at the bright side – people don’t trust your party for the old-fashioned reason: you’ve EARNED it.

I own a business, do you? I’m not talking about snow shoveling either or that phony posting you made to reference your porn addiction and photo of your hobbies. Even though it has been said that any advertising is good advertising, you have proved this wrong with your facebook entry. My company actually pays taxes and is incorporated by the state unlike your porn site.

Since I can safely say with certainty that you don’t even make as much annually as I pay in taxes, I don’t want my tax dollars spent on a lavish inauguration when the money could be spent on causes the Democrats pretend to care about.

If Obama had any class, he would have forgone the event and tried to set an example of “real change” by diverting the money to a good cause. Unfortunately for us taxpayers (which I’m quite sure you aren’t one of), we get to pay for a coronation that costs more than 3 times as much as his predecessor’s did.

Fortunately, Obama is going to have try and undo the damage done by Reid, Pelosi and the rest of the Democratic clowns that got us into this mess.

Two years of Democrat control of congress has put us in this recession and Obama’s clock is running to get us out. I don’t think building playgrounds and windmills will have the desired effect of getting us on the road to recovery. I guess the new 2010 GOP controlled congress will have to undo the damage caused as has historically been the case when liberals are in control.

Really? And what “liberal legislation” was it, that caused the DJIA to tank?

Specifically.

The DJIA stands for Dow Jones Industrial Average. It is based on the performance of 30 major stocks and is considered to be the bellwether for the entire stock market.

A year ago, the DJIA was still at about $12,500 and the economy doing okay. It was a bout 6 months ago that the DJIA began to feel the effect of our liberal legislators.

But you blame Democrats for the economic mess we’re in??!?

The mess we’re in, is why you’ll never see the GOP holding all the levers of power again, in your lifetime:

GOPers run on the platform “government doesn’t work” – then they get in the majority and prove it.

But you’re claiming it’s the Democrat’s fault; that it started with the new congress in January 2007???!?

That’s why people don’t believe you bootlickers anymore; you make shit up.

You are confusing the trolls with facts and figures. Remember, they base everything on feelings, not fact.

DJIA Today: About $8,200

DJIA Two Years Ago: $About $12,600

Read em’ and weep you Cheeto eating bitch.

SURE, you have.

Pfft.

ROFLMAO!!!

Damn, you’re stupid.

Four years ago GWB was criticized for having a much smaller Inauguration because of a

tsunami that happened a month earlier. Liberals said that it was insensitive.

(Tommy tsunami is pronounced soo-nah-mee; it means big tidal wave)

In 2009 – after two years of Democratic control of congress that has put us into a economic turmoil – Obama is going to spend three times as much. Don’t you think it would be wise for democrats to at least pretend they care about the people losing their jobs?

Obama is going to spend 150 million on bling! Where are the liberal cries for sensitivity now?

Remember Flounder? you kept calling Bush a draft dodger and I kept reminding you that the Sinkmaster was never in any service making you and your fawning support for F’ng Kerry blatantly hypcrtical.( it’s “Seared in my mind” LOL)

You’re still a buffoon for the libtards.

I’m quite good at digging out the truth and making distinctions. I’ve forced authors to admit mistakes in publications as widely-ranging as a Norwegian genealogical journal and an outdoor magazine. I’ve also done battle with 9-11 Troofers and poor deluded souls who think they dowse for gold and treasure using a map, on the internet. One of the most important things to keep in mind is the limitation of search engines and Wikipedia. Lefties are overly credulous in that respect.

Hey, everyone. Please stop coming up with the sexual insults and male nudity links. I know it enrages the trolls, so I can understand the motivation, but it also dismays me. And for the trolls, I’ve had numerous slams hurled my way regarding my intelligence, my parentage, my sexual orientation, the size of my penis, the extent of my sexual experience and more, all of it far from the truth. Don’t whine that you are the innocent victims of this, because all of the crap dumped on me was by the left/Dems.

The number of American Citizens going to W.D.C. to celebrate Obama’s inaguration is projected to shatter records for attendance.

The citizenry is exceedingly motivated to witness The End Of An Error.

And all of those citizens will be spending dough; putting money into the hands of business owners large and small; from ownership of large hotel chains to small street vendors.

And yet you bitch.

Why do you hate America, and it’s hard-working business owners, Rash?

Also, I don’t see any nudity here on MDE even though Flounder keeps asking for it. I’m sure there are plenty of free sites he can go to to satisfy his obvious perversions.

Posting a link to his facebook here on MDE is uncalled for and it ruined my lunch.

Chili, why do you think it’s “ok” to post to full frontal male nudity, on Michael’s blog?

Mark Foley was, and remains, completely within his rights to seek elective office, and if the citizenry elected him, serve.

Personally, I think they’d be nuts to elect Olson – but hey – it’s their choice.

Oh, and Rash Disptick?

Of course it’s going to cost more for Obama; more people want to see him get sworn in after his election than people wanted to see Dumbya get sworn in after Dumbya’s selection.

Damn, you’re (cheney)in’ stupid, Rash.

The same as I think that the voters in Studd’s districk are wacko, too.

Back in 2005, Democrats were complaining about the high cost of George W’s second inauguration. The total cost was around $42.3 million, which when adjusted for inflation, was less than Clinton’s.

Lo and behold, the “messiah’s” inauguration is going to cost between $150-160 million! The federal govt. budgeted $49 million for this event. Where’s the outrage from the mealy mouth Democrats who were beside themselves back in 2005?

How many homeless could be clothed and fed for a year on this excess? How many college educations could be funded? How much in health care costs could be negated with this money? How many day cares could be sustained? The list of giveaways the Democrat Party pretends to champion is endless, but you won’t see any criticism of the annoited one.

Obamy is nothing but a fraud along with the majority of liberals in the party of hypocrisy that has become the Democrat Party. Come on Schumer, Clinton, Frank, etc., where’s the outrage? Had this been a Republican President, it would be the main news topic for weeks. It’s unfortunate that again, the rules don’t apply to them.

So, do you think the locals in Mark Olson’s district had the “right” to endorse him for the state Senate, after his little legal escapade?

Clinton committed the crime of perjury, Vetter did not. There is a big difference here, but since it involved their poster child Billy Bob, it’s a double standard.

Looks like leaving personal lives alone isn’t true along with 99% of everything else that is uttered by Democrats. Would you expect anything less from them?

Franken and Geithner are typical of the Democrats who don’t think the rule of law doesn’t apply to them. They want you to pay your taxes, but pay theirs only when they get caught.

If you were to simply google “David Vitter Standing Ovation” you, too, could find items like this:

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When Sen. David Vitter, R-La., showed up in Washington, D.C., again last week after hiding with the equivalent of a paper bag on his head, he was welcomed back to a closed Republican Senate luncheon with a loud standing ovation.

Vitter had fled after admitting that he was included on a private telephone list of johns made public by the so-called “Washington madam,” Deborah Jean Palfrey, whom law enforcement officials accuse of running a prostitution ring. Vitter didn’t publicly deny anything, saying only that he had sinned and was sorry. He is refusing to discuss the subject further.Hmm.

Judging by their enthusiastic greeting, his GOP chums didn’t seem to mind that the hypocrisy level in the nation’s capital — always high — just zoomed upwards into outer space.

Isn’t this the same “family values” crowd so eager to impeach President Clinton for an adulterous dalliance with a White House intern? Vitter himself, then a House member with higher ambitions, was one of the president’s harshest critics, calling Clinton “morally unfit to govern.” Vitter also wrote in the New Orleans Times-Picayune that if no “meaningful action” was taken to punish Clinton “his leadership will only further drain any sense of values left to our political culture.”
(more, at Times Herald-Record)

That’s a fact; when it’s time to make money, I always choose that over – well, over almost everything.

But, hey! When Michael schedules the next bi-partisan happy hour, show up.

And if it’s not snowing, or have other opportunities to increase my wealth, I will too.

Tommy, I’d be happy to sit down in person with you and discuss public issues. Perhaps it would be easier to avoid vitriol that way. But I’m convinced that you could not be relied upon to show up.

Despite that typical ineptitude of Bush’s misAdministration, Jefferson’s prosecution is going forward, and one day Dollar Bill may be checking in for an extended stay at ClubFed.

Which is where he belongs.

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/lawyers_for_us_rep_william_jef.html

The argument your side used against Clinton was he committed a crime – perjury – and needed to be held accountable.

Well, if your side were to remain consistent – which it never does – then Vitter should be prosecuted too; he ADMITTEDLY committed an illegal act with a hooker.

And for that crime, GOP Senators gave him a standing ovation.

And you bootlickers crucified him – because he has a “D” after his name.

David Vitter does hookers, and your GOP Senators give him a standing ovation.

“Hypocrisy, Thy Party Is GOP.”

Thank you for proving my point, Chili.

No, I didn’t. Do try to keep up.