A recent article in Citizen-Times got me to thinking about the money our government spends to celebrate itself. I have always thought the inaugural Celebrations were always a bit excessive for my tastes but perhaps I could be convinced that they were even needed at the beginning of a new President's first term. However, I have always felt the these types of celebrations of a sitting president's second term was wasteful and redundant especially considering our current and increasing national debt, tens of thousands of service members in combat areas overseas constantly in harm's way, returning veterans and their families who need our support and Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy.
I intend on writing our Vermont congressional delegation and expressing my opinion that we should forego the celebration and get back to work on the urgent and immediate problems at hand.
If you support these inaugural celebrations, you should write your congressional delegations and tell them.
Whatever your thoughts or opinions, you should participate in the various political processes in a respectful & thoughtful manner.
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