George W. Bush and his cohorts are planning on spending
over forty million dollars on nine, count 'em nine inaugural balls to herald his upcoming coronation.
In an act of the type of hubris that leaves most of us with our jaws on the floor, the theme of the balls will be "honoring the military."
This while our troops go without proper armor in Iraq.
We've got three weeks to raise this to a public issue. I don't imagine we could get Dubya and company to back down on their grandiose plans (he is, after all, an emperor,) but I want to see the bastard
defend it to the public.
Write, write, write your local papers on this shameful display of profligate waste while our fighting men and women risk death for lack of adequate resources.
Here's the letter I've sent out to all my local papers:
Letters To The Editor:
According to published reports, over forty million dollars will be spent for a series of nine balls to mark the occasion of George W. Bush's second inauguration. Some of the money will come from taxpayers, while most will come from large corporate donors eager to reward Bush for his fealty while greasing the skids for future favors.
The theme of these galas, we are told, will be "honoring the military." At a time when Bush's negligence has left American troops to dig through Iraqi scrap yards in an attempt to armor their vehicles, this egregious waste of money for Bush's coronation does not honor the troops, it in fact does quite the contrary.
How much better it would be if Bush and the Republicans prevailed upon these fat cat donors to instead direct their tens of millions of dollars to purchasing necessary equipment for our brave fighting men and women. Forty million dollars would buy quite a bit I imagine. It is also more money than Bush has currently pledged towards the Asian tsunami victims as well. Bush could still have a quiet and dignified inaugural, as FDR did when the country was at war under his leadership.
We are told that George W. Bush is the "values" President. I have seen his values, and I think that they stink.
Sincerely,