The Secret Service has deteriorated since Bushco removed it from 'Treasury' and handed it

[malaise]

over to DHS. Everything Bushco touched was fucked up!

[diabeticman]

1. Thanks for the reminder. Wife and I forgot Bushco did that.

[malaise]

4. When noun verb 9/11 was able to nominate criminal #whatever Kerik

as head of DHS, we all should have recognized that it was a partisan crap agency designed to put ReTHUGs in charge of what should have remained sacrosanct.

[blm]

2. I saw that report a few years back, yet, most network news

fails to bring it up in any discussion of the SS.

[malaise]

6. I hope you're not surprised

[HereSince1628]

3. Deteriorated is a euphemism

They've become downright reckless

[malaise]

5. Yep - it's scary indeed

[Dawson Leery]

7. Certainly.

The effects of the 2000 Coup De Grace will be felt for generations.

[delrem]

8. What has been done to fix it?

6+ years now and it still seems that the GWB admin was the most powerful in US history.

[TheNutcracker]

9. kicked for number 5 so this can become part of the msm conversation for more Sec.Ser. shenanigans

[spanone]

10. i was just thinking this today. they should put it right back where it was.

k&r...

[AndreaCG]

11. I met President Obama

And I work in law enforcement. Without going into details, I was appalled at the level of security I was subjected to before meeting him. Very lax.

[Hekate]

12. Thanks for the reminder. Can Obama put it back? It's appalling...

I really wonder if someone over there is trying to kill our President and his family.

[malaise]

14. Wish I knew Hekate

Something is seriously wrong - I'd like to know if most of the permanent staff are Bushies.

[former9thward]

13. Obama has been in charge of the SS for 6 years now.

But Bush is responsible?

[Hekate]

15. Don't you remember? Cheney left moles everywhere. I know he did it with Civil Service by...

...having a whole bunch of appointed positions converted to permanent Civil Service positions. How much else did he corrupt? The rot doesn't stop suddenly just because they're gone.

And by saying Obama has been "in charge of" the SS -- in what respect, Charlie? Posting want-ads, interviewing, screening apps, doing background checks?

Or is he dependent on setting forth policy and choosing others who choose others in their turn to carry them out? Whom he must trust to do their jobs?

[former9thward]

16. Obama directly appointed the last two SS directors.

Were they Bush moles? Why do we even elect a president? Since he is responsible for nothing, ever. What is the point since a former prescient is still controlling the government and everything that happens over 6 years later. Sorry, Charlie, I don't buy the CT stuff.