Secret Service Stretched Thin
With a huge field of presidential candidates and ever-lengthening campaign season, the Secret Service is stretched thin. Since 9/11, the Washington Post reports today, the Bush administration has more than doubled the number of federal officials granted Secret Service protection, from 26 to 54. One solution to the agency's staffing woes? It plans borrow more than 2,000 immigration officers and federal airport screeners next year to help guard presidential candidates.
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After reading todays Huntsville Times Newpaper, it is very apparent that all of the presidential candidates are very wealthy (multi-millionaires), so why not have them pay for their own private security detail. We are dwindling away too much tax-payer money, lets stop this before it starts.
Rick McGill SFC, USA (Ret) Posted Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:38 PMWhy should tax payers have to support secret service protection for former Presidents and candidates? When a candidate is "elected", begin the protection. When a president is no longer president, end the protection.
This is very costly when the life expectency is expanded every couple of years.
Administrative Assistant Posted Tuesday, May 29, 2007 3:36 PMHow can Airport Screeners protect anybody. They can't even protect themselves. They are low payed, low trained, unarmed officers who make $10-$15 per hour, just like most security guards. I certainly wouldn't want them protecting me. This is not intended to be a slam against the Screeners. They do the best that they can with wht TSA gives them and certainly deserve more.
CBP Supervisor Posted Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:50 PM