The Secret Service began struggling to carry out its most basic duties after Congress and the George W. Bush administration expanded the elite law enforcement agency’s mission in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Meanwhile, morale among agents and officers has been sinking amid a growing view that the agency was being led by an insular clique resistant to oversight and eager to promote yes men rather than independent thinkers.
The agency’s recent missteps may have finally triggered a meaningful reassessment of whether the Secret Service can keep the president safe.
Kathleen White (Huffingtonpost)
BorderColliesRule 7 hours ago
I'd be curious to know if the Secret Service has issues with recruitment of qualified personnel when essentially they are competing with dozens of agencies for the same type of individuals.
Issues of pay, benefits, quality of life, potential for advancement, etc all come into effect when so many agencies are competing for a finite resource....
As expected, the punch-line of this article is that dim-witted republicans in congress, hell-bent on protecting tax cuts for the wealthy and more spending on useless weapons systems, gutted the SS budget along with many others protecting the health and welfare of average Americans. God help us with the coming clown show in congress for the next two years. Warm up your veto pen, Barack.
