Cancel Inaugural Festivities
We feel that in light of the sacrifices being made by the members of the armed services it would be inappropriate to celebrate the Presidential Inauguration in the usual fashion that involves parties... continue reading »
"How are the troops celebrating your inaguration?"
"stop government waste !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Spend the 40 million on supporting our troops -- give them weapons to defend themselves! Send me -- I will fight for freedom and I will fight to protect the innocent and my commrades in battle!"
"Good idea."
"We gave them a hand and they took our lives."
"Rumsfelds removal would also show support."
"This action, if taken, could go a long way to show genuine respect for the military families."
"I have family serving in Iraq"
"Hey stupid! Iraq/Tsunami!"
"Do the right thing! We can celebrate *together*. Later."
"This money could also be spent toward the tsunami disaster relief effort."
"Why CELEBRATE when American men & women arevdying every day in Iraq?"
"I agree that it is in very poor taste to spend the huge amount of money on inaugural ceremonies and parties when we have soldiers risking their lives and we are witnessing such devastation in other parts of our world. Wouldn't our money be better spent el"
"It is deplorable to note that $40million will go toward paying for the despicable lyrics of Kid Rock. Spend it to support, REALLY support our troops.I agree with the citizen who wrote: Dignified minimalism is called for now, not conspicuous consumption. S"