Fierce arguments have broken out across this fair land of ours over what Donald Trump is doing to the now-former East Wing of the White House.  Some say it's a travesty—even a sacrilege.  Others claim the only reason anyone objects to it is that they hate Donald Trump (and by implication, everything else about America).

I believe we can accomplish more by dialing down the heat of the discussion a bit, and simply focusing on the practical implications of putting up a 90,000-square-foot ballroom on the grounds of the White House.

To begin with, how often would something this big be filled?  And for what purpose(s)?  I can’t think of many legitimate ones.  Call me a cynic if you will, but under the circumstances, inappropriate uses come more readily to my mind.

For example, is Trump maybe intending to hold fundraisers there?  Or political rallies, so he doesn’t have to actually go anywhere to campaign?  But then, what would he be campaigning for?  There’s only one more presidential election that he might, by bending the rules until they bellow in pain, have even a quasi-legal right to participate in.  This seems like a lot of trouble and expense to go to for just one election.