Politico: Is Obama’s assassination is the only thing that can save the Secret Service?

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5. evidence of a secret service in disarray predates the Obama administration

Let's go back to the Reagan administration. Anyone remember Robert Latta? He managed to get inside the White House and wandered around the executive residence for nearly a quarter hour in 1985. Oh, and Reagan did nearly get assassinated. On a public street.

And if Pierson is to blame for the current state of affairs (and she certainly bears a share of responsibility), what about Bush's Secret Service director pick, Mark Sullivan. He was there from May 2006 through March 2013. During that period, there were incidents where people successfully jumped the gate, the Salahis managed to attend a state dinner uninvited, Bush had a shoe thrown at him, the 2011 shooting incident debacle occurred as did the Caragena prostitute scandal in 2012, and the Operation Moonlight scandal (discovered in 2014, but occurred in 2011).

I'm not trying to defend Pierson, whose firing/resignation was inevitable and justified. But the idea that all problems with the Secret Service stemmed from Obama's decision to make her director is ridiculous, although not surprising coming from someone who thinks George W. Bush is deserving of praise.