Sorry, Washington-bound spring-breakers. Your White House tours have been canceled.
The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it will cancel all tours starting this weekend, due to sequester cuts. The move prompted swift condemnation from Republican lawmakers, who described the decision as the latest attempt to make the sequester seem worse than it is.
"It's politically motivated," Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., told Fox News. "It seems childish -- take my ball and go home."
Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, declared in a statement that "the people have been banned from the people's house."
The announcement is the latest from the administration about the impact of the cuts that went into effect last Friday. Congressional staffers received a terse email saying White House tours would be canceled effective this Saturday.
The email cited "staffing reductions" from the sequester.
How obvious can you be? Obama's hoping "the people" will get mad and demand he keep it open. Next, he'll probably shut down some other federal buildings to make a point.
Quote: Olivia wrote in post #5How obvious can you be? Obama's hoping "the people" will get mad and demand he keep it open. Next, he'll probably shut down some other federal buildings to make a point.
No one cares that the WH is closed. No Americans are taking tours while the place is infested with Marxists. I hear they also have a bed bug infestation from the last time Axelrod slept over.