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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (27265)	1/20/2005 3:03:46 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 90947

However, there is no clear precedent for whether wartime inaugurals should be gala or solemn. sfgate.com Korean War: President Truman did not skip the Inaugural Ball. Vietnam War: President LBJ did not skip the Inaugural Ball. Bosnian War: President Clinton did not skip the Inaugural Ball. freerepublic.com "And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (27265)	1/20/2005 3:20:32 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

The FDR 1945 comparison is a little misinformed - Roosevelt was mostly dead at that point. The whole kerfuffle does sound rather sour grapesy, though. I can't imagine any of the complaining Democrats doing the same thing to Kedwards had they won. A Democrat Inauguration Day would have been the same thing: a ridiculously expensive orgy of self-congratulation and partisan triumphalism. rabble.ca