1. The cost of the secret service is paid by the Department of Homeland Security.
2. The purpose of the secret service is to keep a group of 6 grade kids from wandering about.
3. No agents were laid off, only transferred to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and the Treasury Department.
4. Savings in theory are of 1480 over time hours per week at only $25.00/hour or only $37,000 per week.
5. White House tours are only available for 20 hours per week.
6. Actual maximum savings could only be $17,500 per week.
7. Secret service agents are not hourly employees.
8. Only Congressmen are punished by this since only congressmen arrange for the tours.
9. The White House office that coordinates the tours will still be fully staffed but with nothing to do. In 2012 the Government spent over $1,200,000,000.00 for Obama and family recreational activities. No cuts there.

The crippled kids and the sick kids especially?

Barack Obama- Compassionate Incompetence.

However, the Begesgarten cost a whole lot less to run.

Is there any reason that there still is a White House Press Corps? I thought they were supposed to get down to the TRUTH. To get answers to pressing questions, not played like Nero’s fiddle.

SC.Charlie on March 13, 2013 at 1:02 PM

They’ve been “getting down” for almost 5 years now. On their Kneepads.

radjah shelduck on March 13, 2013 at 11:01 AM

Good stuff.

George Stephanopolous: Can I polish your knob?
Barack Obama: Why yes, yes you can. After a suitable donation to my PAC

John the Libertarian on March 13, 2013 at 11:25 AM

Added for further reality.

George Stephanopolous: Can I polish your knob?
Barack Obama: Why yes, yes you can.

John the Libertarian on March 13, 2013 at 11:25 AM

Hillary: Hey! What about mine?

Latest Bidenisms:

BIDEN ADDRESSES DOMESTIC ABUSE: ‘Not your garden variety slap across the face’…

Would rather have a gun in hands of an ‘ex-felon’ than ‘a fugitive’…

Gaffetastic!

That is a well-founded position. He doesn’t, as a rule, give honest answers. – iurockhead on March 13, 2013 at 12:49 PM

Can someone tell me when he ever has given an honest answer on any difficult subject?

Obama: Hey, don’t blame me for those canceled White House tours

Obama will never man-up to anything.

“Histrionic personality disorder is one of a group of conditions called “Cluster B” or “dramatic” personality disorders. People with these disorders have intense, unstable emotions and distorted self-images. For people with histrionic personality disorder, their self-esteem depends on the approval of others and does not arise from a true feeling of self-worth. They have an overwhelming desire to be noticed, and often behave dramatically or inappropriately to get attention. The word histrionic means “dramatic or theatrical.”

I don’t expect an honest answer —

That is a well-founded position. He doesn’t, as a rule, give honest answers.

M2RB: Britney Spears

Mooch’s 50th birthday party and trips for Mooch and the Little Moochers or White House Tours … decisions … decisions … decisions.

bw222 on March 13, 2013 at 12:06 PM

The American Taxpayer shouldn’t be footing the bill for any of Mooch’s staff, her or her lil moocher’s travel or vacations. If they go with Jugears on an official trip, fine, but nothing that isn’t part of his job.

Hussein should have to reimburse ALL the real costs of jet-setting to Hawaii or Martha’s Vineyard. If he wants to Vacay on our dime, we built a place for it, it’s called Camp David. Anywhere else, he should have to fork over the cash from his ghostwritten autobiographical stash.