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jberryhill

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14. Yeah, right...

Reply to former9thward (Reply #13)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 01:01 PM

Apr 2012

"Sorry guys, I know that as much as I'd like the daily security briefing on North Korea, Afghanistan, and that stuff, I'm clearing my calendar to spend the afternoon sitting down with everyone to figure out what went on in a hotel in Cartagena."

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Romney: ‘I’d clean house’ - Secret Service [View all] liberal N proud Apr 2012 OP

Something tells me Romney is going to annoy me snooper2 Apr 2012 #1

Snorting coke and hiring prostitutes is "play time" to Romney? FSogol Apr 2012 #2

President Obama should say the same thing and then do it. former9thward Apr 2012 #3

I agree. These guys in the secret service are supposed to be as serious as a heart attack and... JVS Apr 2012 #6

He should let the Secret Service management do its job jberryhill Apr 2012 #7

No he does not have more important things to do. former9thward Apr 2012 #13

Yeah, right... jberryhill Apr 2012 #14

Wow I didn't realize presidents can only have one thing on their agenda. former9thward Apr 2012 #15

It would be a silly level of micromanagement jberryhill Apr 2012 #17

Technically I do not believe the President has control over personnel at the Secret Service. yellowcanine Apr 2012 #20

The SS is now under Homeland Security. former9thward Apr 2012 #21

He does like being able to fire people BeyondGeography Apr 2012 #4

My exact first thought. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #5

Why doesn't he give up his SS first tinymontgomery Apr 2012 #8

I wonder how his agents feel about his comment. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #10

Any of his agents or any of Obama's agents who are in sympathy former9thward Apr 2012 #16

... Ian David Apr 2012 #9

That's right Mitt, punish everyone, regardless of their culpability. Scuba Apr 2012 #11

People act like these secret service guys were hired directly by Obama. I wonder how many years southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #12

Mittens doesn't "clean house" IggleDoer Apr 2012 #18

I hear this guy's looking for work. He could pull "double duty", as it were... PassingFair Apr 2012 #19