Inauguration Tickets Already Selling Fast In Illinois

Like Cubs or White Sox fans booking their World Series seats at the All-Star Break, Illinois residents are snapping up tickets to celebrate Barack Obama's potential inauguration in Washington next year.

Never mind that native-son Obama is running barely ahead or statistically tied with Republican John McCain in recent polls. The Illinois State Society of Washington, D.C., reports that corporate and individual interest in its traditional, bi-partisan inaugural gala is "running far ahead of previous years" some six months before the next president takes office.

The Society has held inaugural celebrations dating back to 1861, when another local boy, Abraham Lincoln, entered the White House. In recent decades, the Society reports, its parties have been second only to Texas (where, to be fair, everything is bigger) among state-society festivities in D.C.

This year, the Illinois folks opened ticket sales early, anticipating an Obama-inspired surge.

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Comments

[cassiegirl]

I checked.....txs are $400.00 a piece!!!

[mercuryguy]

Yesterday I was in Springfield, IL at the Lincoln Museum. What a great man Lincoln was, hopefully Obama can win this year and lead the country just like President Lincoln did.

[AceInTheHole]

It maybe somewhat premature, but it is nice to see some genuine happiness in America again instead of just a bunch of satiated greed hogs prancing around leering down at poor people as they unwittingly pave their own road to hell.

[SgtLucifer]

"Don't count your chickens before.... ", says Mitt Romney & Howie Dean. I'm still trying to unload my old Howard Dean Inaugural Ball tickets.

[SeanGardner]

I love it.

I've never been, even though I have family in DC. But I'm going this year because I believe Obama is going to win, and win big.

The momentum is his, and I want to be there we he puts his hand on the bible, and experiences the roar of the crowd.

I do believe the crowd that day will be the biggest crowd ever for a DC gathering. And I've been to at least 5 DC gatherings that exceeded 200,000. There is no doubt that this one will break the mold.

[ofbbg]

I would suspect that the Russians and Chinese, along with members of Hamas, Al Queda, and Saudi Arabia, are buying huge blocks of them in breathless anticipation.

[Yola]

Don't hate! Just sit back and appreciate!

[BabsfromKS]

I know - the diversity of America is part of her greatness!

[MissT]

What a perfect response to ofbbg and other like minded lost souls. Nuff said. I can't even improve on it. Thank you.

[debrouillard]

Its no fault of theirs,if the HOPE for a better world for all.
A world in which wars will not be looked upon as solutions.
A world in which we can say what we want,write what we think and not being branded terrorist and locked up in GITMO.

[mypov123]

Umm...I'm a O supporter and all, but these people need to slow their roll lol, let's not jinx ourselves.

[RTIII]

Frankly, I'm tired of Media lies like this one:

"Never mind that native-son Obama is running barely ahead or statistically tied with Republican John McCain in recent polls."

SOMEBODY - who has a voice that's heard - has to call them on it. -sigh-

MEDIA DIVESTITURE!
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[DAVESEAN]

THE AUDACITY OF HOPE

[joeyp404]

The audacity.

[Mayoyo]

Say what?
Wouldn't that be considered a jinx????

[4wehttam]

I can feel it in my bones. O will win in majority of the states, if not by a great landslide. People have to be stupid to vote for McBush under the circumstances.

Resentful, Racist, Ignorant or All of The Above: Your choice, there is no other reason to vote for McBush. I don't care what you trolls say, it's as simple as that.

[barackobama4prez]

Wow....now this is confidence in a candidate.

[mindlessmissy]

Where can I get my ticket ... I want to be as close to history as I can be ...

[SgtLucifer]

Log on to www.president-al-gore.com. Never mind, he was only projected to become POTUS

[TheRebel82]

I definitely want to go too!! It'll be one of the most historic moments in this country's history if Obama wins!

[Cookie100]

I WANT TO GO, HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!