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From the opposite side of the aisle I have to agree with Wicklow, Flamed, blown, or whatever, I really don't see what this has to do with the G20 who are presumed to be serious world leaders with a serious agenda and this thing looks like a toy which has nothing to do with the issues. LBJ is the Hallmark of landmark social reform, and it's his administration that coined the saying:Art is for mans sake, but if he were the host of such a session the most you would get is an ink pen, and only if you were quick to sign something useful. The Summit is not the place to imitate the Oscars, dawn evening suites and pose behind trinkets. The Constitution says useful Arts, so set the example and send out some starving photographer or other visual artist to put the issues right there in front where they belong. I'm sorry Mr Obama but the first 100 days are long gone, and here in the face of depression you pander to the world renown for trifles, in the name of :Change That You Can Believe!

this is wonderful congratulations to the artis!

I think that the government spending money on art is a great deal more productive than spending it on giving the failing auto industry big breaks, plus this amounts to maybe half a penny of your tax money, geeze.

You have got to be kidding me? Who is paying for this? Well I bet it is not Obama! It is the tax payers, do we get a choice? Oh Hell no! Is there anything he won’t spend tax payer’s dollars on? We are so far in the hole what is a few more hundred thousand dollars? If Obama feels so strongly about giving these as gifts he can break out his own wallet! I am sure we are taking care of our share of expenses in this meeting just for the bill for security!