unnecessary inauguration

so Bush is officially elected President of the US for a second term. if you didn't know, he had a lavish inauguration today. the cost of the event was around $40 million. do we really need this kind of celebrations, especially for a second term? he can't run for the post again, so why not enjoy the incentives :(

this money could have been used for more important things. for e.g. we could have added 10 more cops permanently to the city of LA, where security is sold for $1 a pound.
else the soldiers in Iraq could have been given a bonus.

I saw an interview of a soldier who just returned from Iraq after losing his hand in a battle. obviously he couldn't continue. but the poor guy had worser news awaiting him. the pentagon demanded back part of his sign-on bonus. upon his inability to return (he is poor and homeless too), the pentagon reported this to the credit agencies, thus plugging all the hopes of any assistance to him.
I saw this on NBC a few weeks back.