Bush "thinks again."

Not to say that he ever thought in the first place, and I'm not even talking about Dubya finally admitting that he sometimes says stupid things.

I'm referring to the fact that, while private contributors are preparing a $40 million inaugural gala for George, the Bush administration had asked Washington D.C. to fork over $17 million out of their own pockets for their own costs, including overtime pay for police, erecting risers for the event, etc. Apparently, Bush and Co. decided that wasn't a good idea (probably about the same time it hit newspapers across the nation) and have now decided to reimburse the city. Of course, it still makes me wonder why we're spending $17 million in taxpayer dollars on an event for the president and all those lobbyist that shower him with money. Can anyone out there think of a better way to spend $17 million in this country? I can think of a couple.

If they want to have their party, fine, just as long as they're going to pay for it themselves. Yeah, so for all you lobbyists out there contributing, dig a little deeper and pay for the extra costs. We all know you're good for it because you stick someone else with the bill any chance you get.

Yes, I'm ranting, but we've got kids half way around the world getting killed right now and the president, who put them there, plans to spend a whole butt-load of money eating caviar with his cronies. Grrrrr........