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The AP Slammed Bush Inauguration In '05

Mike

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AP Slammed Bush’s ‘Extravagant’ Inaugural in ’05, but Now It’s Spend, Baby, Spend
Newsbusters ^ | Jan 14 09 | Rich Noyes



Four years ago, the Associated Press and others in the press suggested it was in poor taste for Republicans to spend $40 million on President Bush’s inauguration. AP writer Will Lester calculated the impact that kind of money would have on armoring Humvees in Iraq, helping victims of the tsunami, or paying down the deficit. Lester thought the party should be cancelled: “The questions have come from Bush supporters and opponents: Do we need to spend this money on what seems so extravagant?”

Fast forward to 2009. The nation is at war (two wars, in fact), and now also faces the prospect of a severe recession and federal budget deficits topping $1 trillion as far as the eye can see. With Barack Obama’s inauguration estimated to cost $45 million (not counting the millions more that government will have to pay for security), is the Associated Press once again tsk-tsking the high collar cost?

Nope. “For inaugural balls, go for glitz, forget economy,” a Tuesday AP headline advised.


(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
 

aplusmnt

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Sad thing is the liberals do not even realize how sheep like they are and how they are being manipulated by the media. Or just how hypocritical they are.

The media leads them around like Sheep herder does his flock. :roll:
 

VanC

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Don't worry , Mike. When the media gets done with this story, there will have been 50 million people at the inaguration, but it will have only cost a few hundred dollars, none of it taxpayer money. :lol:
 

S.S.A.P.

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How did Obama's "wage" change the day after election? I guess what I'm asking is how does the transition work. When does the 'President Elect' become privy to the President's duties and details of office? The costs of filling positions under him and security etc. ... comes from? The inaguration? I'm sure I could search the internet but I would appreciate a general summary from anyone.
 
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S.S.A.P. said:
How did Obama's "wage" change the day after election? I guess what I'm asking is how does the transition work. When does the 'President Elect' become privy to the President's duties and details of office? The costs of filling positions under him and security etc. ... comes from? The inaguration? I'm sure I could search the internet but I would appreciate a general summary from anyone.

As has been done for numerous years- and Presidential switches- their is a government "transition budget".....
 

S.S.A.P.

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"Obama's Transition Team Will Employ 450, Have $12 Million Budget"
November 11, 2008 02:28 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/11/obamas-transition-team-wi_n_143048.html

At a briefing before well over 100 reporters, John Podesta, the co-chair of Barack Obama's White House transition, announced three priorities for the interim period and laid out just how comprehensive the effort would be.

The transition team will operate off a budget of $12 million ($5.2 million has been appropriated by Congress, the rest will be raised separately through individual donations of under $5,000), employ 450 people and operate out of offices in Washington D.C. and Chicago. Already, Podesta reiterated, the team has granted 100 interim security clearances.

As for the priorities - they resembled the same major interests Obama announced repeatedly on the campaign trail.

• The team, Podesta said, would be "laying the groundwork in stabilizing the economy and putting Americans back to work."
• They "also will be engaged as is required and necessary in national security issues that remain constant throughout the transition."
• And, of course, there is "the task of building a government."

Podesta called for an accelerated process when it comes to appointing potential cabinet members, saying that past "expedited" efforts by president-elects were not fast enough for this go-around. As such, he called on both parties in Congress, the current administration and relevant agencies to work together to help get a team in order, quickly.

"So far that has moved smoothly," Podesta said. "We anticipate that we will be able to both make appropriate selections, and get those people through the clearance process, which sometimes can get bogged down. There will be adequate recourse devoted by the FBI and other agencies."

"We are hopeful that we can do a good deal better than previous administrations," he added. "And frankly, if you look at the findings of the 9/11 Commission, we need to do a lot better."

Later in the briefing session, Podesta was asked about one cabinet position in particular: the Secretary of Defense. Reports have surfaced in recent days that Obama was considering keeping the current occupant of that post, Robert Gates, in office. Podesta did not hint which way Obama stood on the matter, saying only that a review for that position was taking place.

"He has great respect for Secretary Gates," he said, "but beyond that he intends to engage, as I suggested, across the board with the agencies."

At the meeting Podesta also announced what the campaign calls the strictest, and most far reaching ethics rules of any transition team in history. The rules, which were reported a few weeks ago by the Huffington Post, are:

• Federal Lobbyists cannot contribute financially to the transition.
• Federal lobbyists are prohibited from any lobbying during their work with the transition.
• If someone has lobbied in the last 12 months, they are prohibited from working in the fields of policy on which they lobbied.
• If someone becomes a lobbyist after working on the transition, they are prohibited from lobbying the Administration for 12 months on matters on which they worked.
• A gift ban that is aggressive in reducing the influence of special interests.


from search: http://www.google.com/search?q=transition+budget+%2B+usa+%2B+amount&btnG=Search&hl=en&rls=SNYI%2CSNYI%3A2005-17%2CSNYI%3Aen&sa=2
 
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