David Weinberger writes viz the idea that instead of spending $40M to celebrate the inauguration of an incumbent president, our country organize to donate said monies to to disaster relief:

What a powerful symbol that would be.

Indeed. A symbol indeed, albeit an unlikely one. Stopping a train of self congratulation, be it from any political party, is a sissyphean task at best.

Posted by esinclai at December 30, 2004 07:00 AM |