I'm in Vegas for a trade show for work, so I'm missing a bit of news. I'm nearly the only one I know who doesn't care about the inauguration. I mean I don't recall ever watching one before so why should this one be any different?
Being away from home, it's easy to miss the news of the day. But I caught the pre-inauguration celebration highlights on the news last night and wow, wtf? I couldn't believe the musicians who came out. Did they perform for free? I sure hope so in light of the economy. This is a president - not a Hollywood or rock and roll star. I get it. This appeals to the younger audience, just like many of the Christian churches which have guitars and drums during mass. Not that I want the new president to be more reminiscent of the Roman Catholic churches masses, but tone it down.
Elections - no matter if they are local, school council or the president of the U.S. are nothing but popularity contests. I know people who voted not knowing the difference between party lines and even voted for one candidate when their viewpoints were more consistent with the other. I wish there was a test to pass to vote.
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But back to my first point... why did the pre-inauguration have to be so extravagant? That doesn't set a good example to a nation who already wants too much.
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