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B2G

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23. Agree, stupid move

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 01:25 PM

Mar 2013

It looks petty and vindictive.

Do you know how many schools schedule DC trips in the spring? A WH touris a once in a lifetime opportunity for most of them and now they won't get it.

I'd love to see the dollar amount that's going to be 'saved'. It's a pitance.

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I think ending all White House tours is a big mistake [View all] cali Mar 2013 OP

I disagree. From a PR standpoint, I think this is appropriate. Laelth Mar 2013 #1

Same here. The Pres made the right call. n/t FSogol Mar 2013 #2

so you don't think that other cuts could have been made instead? cali Mar 2013 #9

Those are still jobs. This makes the Rebublicans have to answer to angry constutients. To why Katashi_itto Mar 2013 #21

they are going to shut National Parks one day per week, do you have any clue? CreekDog Mar 2013 #47

Absolutely. Daemonaquila Mar 2013 #44

Perhaps it is to focus the public's attention on the Republican recalcitrance. immoderate Mar 2013 #3

+1, n/t RKP5637 Mar 2013 #51

Do they really let Mike and Helen from Pocotello just wander around? bluedigger Mar 2013 #4

No they don't. former9thward Mar 2013 #8

Thanks. bluedigger Mar 2013 #15

They didn't exempt themselves B2G Mar 2013 #25

good. Hope it doesn't affect their taxpayer-funded leisure time at the Capitol gym bigtree Mar 2013 #46

Lol. Ditto. n/t B2G Mar 2013 #55

Symbolically it's the right call. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #5

It's the wrong call. cali Mar 2013 #10

Why is WH staff having to contact the tourists? The representatives' offices should do it. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #6

naw....right call. spanone Mar 2013 #7

Yeah that will really work out. former9thward Mar 2013 #11

their constituents already hate the white house, makes no difference. they use the tours as 'perks' spanone Mar 2013 #14

You think only Rs tour the WH? former9thward Mar 2013 #18

perks are perks. let them all explain to their constituents why they couldn't come together. spanone Mar 2013 #27

so, you're buying the republican spin that it's just a stunt bigtree Mar 2013 #12

No, dearie. I'm buying the reality that there were other cuts they could cali Mar 2013 #13

tough. They chose this one. bigtree Mar 2013 #17

No, that poster thinks the actual sequester cuts are small and negligible CreekDog Mar 2013 #49

Now poor Paul Ryan is NEVER going to see the inside of the White House. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2013 #16

That's right, my dear Gidney N Cloyd! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #32

10 points! Daemonaquila Mar 2013 #45

Secret Service is part of the sequester, and they have to scale back geek tragedy Mar 2013 #19

The program cuts are across the board...this is just one of them.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #20

The administration has quite a bit of discretion when it comes to these cuts. cali Mar 2013 #22

Isn't that the bottom line? They cut what they thought best to cut... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #26

Agree, stupid move B2G Mar 2013 #23

When all of this rolls downhill,.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #28

Closing the WH to the pubic looks terrible B2G Mar 2013 #31

To a few it "looks terrible", but to most of us it's symbolic of the painful cuts.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #34

It's too bad more people don't care about this: ProSense Mar 2013 #24

The show must go on...unless 'no show' is the point HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #29

exactly...an overt gesture to make the repukes look bad for not resolving an alternative to seq. Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2013 #37

True only if it doesn't backfire as a propaganda stunt. HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #42

Yes, if anybody cares. To me, if the public was tuned out before Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2013 #56

American politics has become bizarre and quite disappointing for me. HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #57

So true. that's why I miss Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2013 #58

Who could've ever guessed that you would "disagree" with an Obama administration decision? Tarheel_Dem Mar 2013 #30

not very nice Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2013 #35

That's so ridiculous. I'm not a President Obama basher. cali Mar 2013 #39

you are today CreekDog Mar 2013 #50

criticism is not a synonym for bashing cali Mar 2013 #52

It's not that simple --for example, you post as if the cuts are not necesary, or are easy to make CreekDog Mar 2013 #53

Don't worry, the people that donated enough money will always be able to get tours hughee99 Mar 2013 #33

What I heard today was that they did this because they thought it was only fair to the people Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2013 #36

The tours are a perq for congressmen. Cut 'em off. Zen Democrat Mar 2013 #38

they got a 5% cut in their funding, what would you propose they do? CreekDog Mar 2013 #40

So someone is a little inconvenianced concerning their madmom Mar 2013 #41

Silly Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #43

I think keeping the Secret Service in place for the first family is much more sinkingfeeling Mar 2013 #48

There are three "Above Top Secret" installations in America that our tax dollars pay for derby378 Mar 2013 #54