I just read an interesting article from The Boston Globe entitled "Obama hosting pricey party in a dicey economy." The article talks about how bad the economy is right now and yet about $150 million is being spent on Obama's inauguration this week. A concert will be going on in celebration of his inauguration with performers including U2 and Beyonce. Not only that but Obama is expected to attend 10 inaugural balls. Now I understand that Obama's inauguration is a very exciting time for many people but I think that all of this is a little too excessive, especially when that $150 million could definetly be used elsewhere to improve the state of the economy. It just seems inappropiate to be spending that much right now.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/01/17/obama_hosting_pricey_party_in_a_dicey_economy/