A dense fog hangs in the air at The Joint Task Force, National Capital Region, Department of Defense dress rehearsal for military participation in the 57th Presidential Inaugural ceremonies at the Inaugural Platform on the West Steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Letter of the Day: Second-term hoopla

Second-term hoopla

EDITOR: Here's a great example of government waste that can be easily eliminated or greatly reduced, and it's non-partisan to boot: the inauguration of a second-term president. Do we really need all the parades, hoopla and public celebration again? What's the matter with a nice formal swearing-in in the Oval Office rather than the huge expenditure over the public display?

It doesn't matter who was re-elected - keep it simple and save some taxpayer dollars.

NED ALPERT

Santa Rosa

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