by Kaye Grogan

Frontiers of Freedom

01/18/05

Thursday President Bush will be sworn into office for his second term. But why does the formal, pompous occasion have to cost around $40 million? The astronomical projected cost is ridiculous.

Why can't the president just take the oath of office in the house chambers and be done with it? Just think how much less the bill would be, chauffeuring him there in his bullet-proof limo, and escorting him into the chamber. Well, there's this little thing called tradition. You know -- parades, balls, concerts, and tons of secret service personnel, and police officers on duty looking for would-be assassins or car bombers...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp