An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
I OBJECT!
Campaigns strain Secret Service
Agency requests $9.5M to cover cost
The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into a historic year for the agency’s campaign security job.
That’s a boatload of taxpayer money their asking for!
Among other things, the extra money would be used for the added costs for the candidates’ international travel and a decision by Barack Obama to accept the Democratic nomination at Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High — an open-air, 76,000-seat stadium — instead of the 20,000-seat Pepsi Center, which is the site of the party’s national convention.
I’d really like to know why he is so much higher than other candidates? Why does he feel the need to stand in a stadium, instead of where the actual convention is being held? Simple answer…..pure D arrogance! Even though there are a whole lot of folks who oppose the asshat, he’s using their (OUR) hard earned money to serve his ego.
The 2008 presidential campaign cycle is the longest in Secret Service history by about five months. The Secret Service budgeted $106.65 million for the 2008 campaign, compared with $73.3 million in 2004.
Perhaps if they hadn’t stated campaigning two years ago, we could have saved a few bucks. This is an absolute absurdity.
Obama received Secret Service protection on May 3, 2007 — the earliest the agency has ever stepped in to protect a candidate. Obama requested the protection.
You mean to tell me we’ve been paying for his security for more than a year? I was under the impression ya didn’t get Secret Service until you were officially the candidate. If memory serves (occasionally it does), wasn’t the Hilldebeast the “presumptive” candidate? So, why was B. Hussein granted such status?
McCain picked up protection on April 27 of this year.
So, I’m wondering, how much has been spent on the Obamassiah’s detail as compared to McCains. Is the campaign going to repay the taxpayers for the time spent between then and when they are officially the candidates of their respective parties?
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“I’d really like to know why he is so much higher than other candidates?”
Its the Drugs O.B.
Its the Drugs!
@Michael J. Cheaney:
I say we send an invoice to the “Big Brother” Barry’s campaign.
@Sam Pierce:
Oh yeah…. and McCain too, since he got coverage before the convention. Although, since B. Hussein has taken in such a large chunk of change, he can afford the bigger bill.
Oh hell..just send the bill to Queen Oprah.
@Jo:
Well, she can sure afford it better than yer average taxpayer.