The White House is CLOSED

[HMFIC]

Wow...


The White House announced Tuesday that it was canceling all public tours of the president’s home because of the sequester spending cuts.

“Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013 until further notice. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reschedule affected tours,” the White House said in an email.

The notice comes as both the White House and Congress try to find cuts to their own budgets as part of $85 billion in cuts to the entire government.

As President Obama was returning from visiting wounded veterans at Walter Reed Medical Center, a reporter shouted a question about the decision to cancel the tours as Mr. Obama was walking from Marine One to the Oval Office.

He simply smiled and waved.

At the Capitol, staffers who use the building’s West Front entrance that looks out on the National Mall were told Tuesday that door would be closed as of next week in order to save money.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog...ore-sequester-pain-white-house-cancels-tours/

 

[JD8]

He's not even trying to hide his tantrums.

 

[HMFIC]

Part of how sad it is is that from what I understand, the tour guides are even volunteers. I'm sure it costs something to keep the tours going and for security, etc... but c'mon. Really?

 

[Old Fart]

It's my house, stay out!

He could use uncle joe with his double barrel for security.

 

[deli_llama]

It's my house, stay out!

He could use uncle joe with his double barrel for security.

This post has me thinking, and my question is, why would you want the general public out of the place where you reside, your base of operation?

 

[JD8]

This post has me thinking, and my question is, why would you want the general public out of the place where you reside, your base of operation?

Yeah, people might see those classified docs laying on the coffee table.

 

[Spata]

 

[heat-ar]

I heard they spent 50 million dollars on uniforms and other things for the staff that gives these tours. If this is true how can people wonder way we are broke?

 

[Ace_on_the_Turn]

This post has me thinking, and my question is, why would you want the general public out of the place where you reside, your base of operation?

Like millions of other people, I've been on The White House tour. You get no where near the "base of operation". You see a couple of public rooms, the Blue Room, the Green Room, the East Room and a few others. You get no where near the resident area nor the West Wing. This is a non-story. Just part of the tiff over the budget.

 

[caojyn]

Like millions of other people, I've been on The White House tour. You get no where near the "base of operation". You see a couple of public rooms, the Blue Room, the Green Room, the East Room and a few others. You get no where near the resident area nor the West Wing. This is a non-story. Just part of the tiff over the budget.