Relative to the few comments on the cost of the inaugration and how the press differs today in their coverage, I said I would try and find some articles on the Bush inaugration..this is from Jan 20, 2005....

"Giving Bush a pass -- again
The D.C. press corps failed to ask hard questions about the inauguration's huge cost and its unprecedented security."

http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feat...n_inauguration