Just to put the discussion of inaugural fundraising in some perspective. It's true that the Obama inaugural team faces several issues that past teams haven't. First is the self-imposed ban on corporate donations. Then there's the self-imposed limit of donations to $50,000. And remember: fewer inaugural balls limits fundraising; traditionally, they're good revenue sources. So -- who's left to pay for it? Small donors.
Unless you want your inauguration to consist of a chief justice, a bible and a ring of bulletproof glass, the money has to come from somewhere.
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