How do you figure? Obama's inauguration cost about the same as Bush's, perhaps less. See my post above if you missed the debunking. AgeDefier's suggestion that he's being treated like a king is presumably linked to the misconception that this inauguration was significantly different than any other recent inauguration of an American President. If his point is that all American presidents are treated like kings, then, well, I wouldn't agree with that either. I am working under the assumption that AgeDefier considers this inauguration to be special, which it was not, other than people really cared about it.Non sequitur.If this inauguration were any different, or any more expensive than any other inauguration in recent memory, you might have a point. As it stands, you appear to be misinformed.I agree with OP, the inauguration (treated like a coronation) was obscenely expensive. This man is only a government official. He doesn't deserve to be treated like a King.
The observation was made about this inauguration, but without reference to inaugurations past. If agedefier believes their remarks to be true in this case, it would follow that he/she would believe them true of previous inaugurations also. I certainly didn't consider the point being made to be about making comparisons. Nor should it be, really. We're gonna get ourselves in trouble if every time somebody criticizes the current administration somebody else pipes up and says 'Yeah but what about George Bush?' George Bush is not the barometer by which we assess that which is acceptable from our elected officials.
Edited by ben, 23 January 2009 - 02:21 AM.
