Sometimes, it's fun to be on the leading edge of a trend. Crap, we were discussing this stuff back in
November, then
December, and again earlier in
January, when it was quite obvious that maybe it wasn't a great idea to have a lavish Hooterville Hoedown in DC this year. Nice to see, two days before the Installation Ceremonies™ someone agrees:
Critics attack "lavish" Bush at time of war
Thanks for the advance support, Rep. Weiner, et.al.