Want a Ticket to the Inauguration? Call a Democrat

[Placebo]

It's one of the hottest tickets in Washington this winter, and unlike most of the parties planned for President Bush's second inauguration, it's free and the dress is come-however-you-can-stay-warm. But getting one of the 250,000 tickets to Bush's swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the Capitol won't be easy, particularly for people from so-called red states that voted Republican in November.

For most people, the only way they can get a ticket is through their senator or representative and the demand for them in GOP-majority states is running high, congressional aides say.

Each senator, regardless of party, gets 400 tickets to distribute. House members get about 200 apiece. To meet the demand, Republican lawmakers are asking Democrats for their leftovers, since not that many Democrats plan to make the trip to celebrate Bush's victory.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, already has more than 1,000 requests - some for more than 50 tickets apiece. And it's not just in Texas.

To fill the demand, the winning party inevitably turns to the losers - and asks nicely for the extra tickets.

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBOSWNLA3E.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. tell them to fuck off

have a public burning of the extra tix....(or give them to a group of protestors!!)

[Egalitariat]

19. Not a good idea. It will be reciprocated in spades....

as soon as we take back the majority. And plus, inaugurals are meaningless in the grand scheme of things. This is no hill to die on.

We should hand over the tickets in mass. Let them have their party. And fight the battles that actually mean something.

[saracat]

2. Can't they give them to us and have us sell them and donate

the money to the recount?

[merh]

3. Hell no, tell them sure, you can have my tickets, if you don't vote

for Gonzales to be AG or Ashwipe as S.Ct. or any other evil member of the admin! Use them like really expensive baseball cards. They have no value to me, but to the collector, the sky is the limit. Get everything in writing and on tape, then blast the bastards when they renege!!!

Use their greed and hubris, for the good of the land!

[AlCzervik]

4. If they gave me money and paid my expenses i still wouldn't go

[Liberty Belle]

5. Activists Dems should show up and make a scene

[Walt Starr]

6. Leave the fucking seats empty!

Every last Democrat should sit on every one of the tickets and not give a single one out to anybody!

[TahitiNut]

17. Or send them to A.N.S.W.E.R.

I'm sure they could find eager attendees with appropriate attire. :evilgrin:

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. Maybe the DEMS can sell theirs on E-Bay?

n/t

[mitchum]

13. There's already at least a half dozen offerings on Ebay

I assume these are from Dems who have no interest in attending the monkeyking's coronation

[EC]

8. Don't give them the tickets

Let the place look empty of supporters...or at least 1/2 empty....

[fryguy]

11. amen

excellent idea.... i hope they decide to do that (but then i'd bet the repukes will put people in those seats at the last minute anyway.....)

[Der Blaue Engel]

16. Can just anyone request these tickets?

Maybe we should all start requesting them, and then not use them. :)

[fryguy]

9. all those rich assholes

guess they can't buy EVERYTHING....

[JohnLocke]

10. Never! Republican Senators and their rich donors can go $@%# themselves!

[Stand and Fight]

12. Something about this article is very disturbing...

I don't know what it is, but my intuition is going off like hell... Something in the back of my mind recoils in... Recoils in fear and aversion at the mentioning of the inauguration ceremony.

[shanti]

14. i hope they burn the "extra" tickets

:grr:

[Rex]

15. Celebrate Bush's victory?

If only I could *CENSOR*, it would be a proper welcome to the war criminal George Bush Jr. I'm not a Christian, but sometimes I catch myself hoping there really is a Hell...so that Dubya can roast there!

[Democracy Died 2004]

18. Every Dem worth a piss

would burn those invites publicly