170 mil for his coronation..er I mean inauguration???? in these times?
170 mil could save a lot of peoples homes, health and provide a lot of food for the needy.

If that's how you really feel, I'd be more worried about the Yankees payroll.

Yankees payroll is not taxpayer funded, whereas the bulk of that 170 mil IS taxpayer funded. Don't give a rat's azz about the Yankees..Just saying those dollars could be put to better use rather than inflating Obama's aready close to exploding ego.

49 mil from federal coffers plus an additional 75 mil in federal funds requested for security and medical services from DC, Virginia and Maryland. 124 mil total TAXPAYER dollars.

The Yanks can spend 180 mil on their payroll because taxpayers fund thier stadium.

But you already knew that.

If they found that "missing" 40 billion in Iraq, they could pay for the inauguration, and have a bunch left over for the homes and food for the poor that you're worried about.

Hell he is already as great a president at Abe Lincoln, and FDR. So I guess it is worth it. Maximum sarcasm implied

Yea well nobody is annointing the Yankees the Leader Of The Free World either. Im not talking about just the poor, Im talking about average joes who lose their jobs to outsourcing,downsizing etc. therefore losing thier homes as well. But again many of the poor are waiting for the Messiah to pay their mortgages for them.

You sound a little bitter.

Look at it this way........if Obama succeeds, we all benefit. If he fails, we all lose.

So, would you rather he succed and we reap the benefits.......or fail so you can point and laugh while the nation wallows in deeper misery?

Hey if he pulls it off...kudos will rain down upon His countenance.. I will be pleasantly surprised if he does. and who but an absolute jackass will laugh at more misery heaped upon us all?

Exactly.

And good for you. I mean, he's already been elected, so now it's a wait & see thing.

I didn't vote for him, but I hope he's successful.

I didn't vote for him either, but I hope he can right the ship. Just not sure he has "the right stuff".

News Flash! he's not the president yet.

No kidding... You obviously haven't been listening to the Obamanites who are already saying these things about him.

and you missed the "maximum sarcasm implied" part.

You sound similar to liberals that listen to Rush. Are you trying to get worked up? You are the one "listening to the Obamanite". Change your source.

And half of Tatonka's post are on this thread... and this is a fishing board.

I trust you sent these same sentiments to bush while he was wasting billions in Iraq?


I didn't think so.

'Zactly!

Actually I don't listen to Rush. But there has been a number of news outlets making these insane comparisons, when as someone mentioned above, he hasn't even been inaugurated yet. Do a google search "Barack Obama FDR Comparisons" and see how much crap comes up.

Here I will save you some time


http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20081124,00.html

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081211/EDIT02/812110318/-1/today

Here is an Abe Lincoln for ya

http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2...am-lincoln.html


It cracks me up to see all these people make comparisons, and hear how he is going to bring "Change". Well get ready tomorrow we will get to see how another member of the same 2 political parties we have always voted for really changes things.

Well, I wish him he best. I hope he doesn't dissapoint us. Unfortunately people are setting the bar VERY high for him.

Make it through these 4 years alive, with the economy somewhat intact, and get us out of Iraq. I'd call that a draw.

While he's at it, I'd love to see him carpet bomb Wiziristan until nothing lived there, just to make sure they found Osama bin Laden dead. Do that and I'll call it a win.