Inauguration Costs vs. Homeland Security

[Steely_Dan]

I heard on KGO last night (Bernie Ward) that Washington D.C. will have to pay about $8 million dollars into the inauguration budget for President Bush. In the last inauguration, Washington D.C. was reimbursed their costs. But not this time. Where will they get the $8 million, you ask? The White House suggested that they take it out of their Homeland Security budget. This money would have gone to firefighters and first responders in the Washington D.C. area.

This is amazing! Will this story get ANY play??? Probably not. How can the Bush Administration sleep at night knowing that their little celebration will take money from Homeland Security? Where are their priorities?

This is disgusting.

-Paige