oh. My mistake. A few questions then, as this has not surfaced as an issue over in my third-world part of the country.
Why do you think an election-night celebration is unusual? Who is paying for the party? Is it taxpayer money or regulated (campaign) funds? If not, then what is the problem? Who paid for Reagan's many parties when he took office? I'l help you with that one: http://books.google.com/books?id=_kFA6DGrlG8C&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=reagan+inauguration+parties&source=web&ots=pQ22VuHqe2&sig=_qvqJehVhR470gDZVsKwCmsZCcg p 21 Gee how about Bush: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/31/politics/31money.html or the Clintons for that matter: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEFD8173DF930A35751C1A964958260 On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, the $2 million in question is for the upcoming *party* on election nite. > not a convention. a party. $2 million. on. a. party. > On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> ok look it was not a "party" it was a convention. People have them >> when they choose a nominee, and yes, they can be expensive ::shrug:: >> >> I can't get exceited about a political party (which is spending its >> own money after all -- more than McCain can say for all his >> scaremongering ) spending its money as it seems fit, when there are >> REAL issues to worry about. > > > The *only* reason the "issue" of the party came up was because the "issue" > of the wardrobe came up. And no, it's not "ok if the other guy does it", > but one particular party (or candidate) has been held up as an example of > and/or agent of change. those same people who worship at His feet take > potshots at the other party (or candidate(s)) on these non-issues while > maintaining this air of "with the other party things are going to change". > to quote larry, "...let he who is without sin". > > >> >> Right now I am just concerned with making sure eligible voters get to >> vote. We lecture other countries about democracy and then act as >> though elections are inconvenient. Geez. >> >> Dana >> >> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 9:27 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Luckily we won't have to worry because we'll get ideology out and >> >> common sense in with Obama. >> >> >> > >> > Rught, becasue common sense dictates that when the economy is in the >> shitter >> > and people are losing jobs at an alarming rate that you spend $2,000,000 >> on >> > a party. >> > >> > The problem with common sense is that it is not all that common. >> > >> > and, for what its worth, Bush is not my 'bpy', I voted against him 4 >> years >> > ago. >> > >> > -- >> > Scott Stroz >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:276541 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
