4 / EDITORIAL CA PITAL TIMES
February 1, 1993
Costly inauguration an
inauspicious genesis
Things are finally beginning to settle down in
Washington, D.C. Our 52nd president is finally at
work after a three-day pre-inaugural party, one
that Washington has never seen before in the
history of presidents, at a cost of $32 million,
partially attributable to taxpayers' money.
It's not as if Bill Clinton is a savior to the
United States and his inauguration was the
"Second Coming," although his campaign
promises made him "godly" in the eyes of the
American people. He is merely a new face with
some new promises, just like the other 51 men
before him.
The fireworks, the music, the dancing, and
the celebrity entertainment all became a symbol
of the change of power in the White House: a
change from a Republican to a Democrat, a
change from a conservative to a liberal, but more
importantly, a change from the older generation
to the baby-boomer generation.
This three-day long symbolism was nothing
more than a prelude to the rest of Clinton's
symbolic presidency, which will have to be
extremely successful to make the celebration
worthwhile.
For many Americans, the celebration
represented new equality and freedoms, and a
unity that will strongly bond the country.
Homosexuals are already realizing there may be
no reason for celebration--President Clinton is
now having to give the "homosexuals in the
armed forces" issue a little extra thought.
The $32 million pre-inaugural extravaganza
not only cost the taxpayers money, but also
tarnished the hopes and dreams of all the
Americans that believed in the symbolism of the
celebration and Bill Clinton.
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