Posts Tagged ‘inauguration’

Jan 18

The $160 million man

Posted at 11:35 am in Barack Obama & Politics & government

Barack Obama thinks he’s worth $160 million. That’s how much he’s spending on his inauguration. To put this number in perspective, it’s 4 times the amount spent on President Bush’s 2004 inauguration. Granted, Bush’s numbers don’t include money spent on security, but his security certainly wouldn’t have come close to what Obama is spending [...]