Secret Service stretched as death threats against Obama up 400 percent
With the spike in death threats against the current resident of the White
House (up an alarming 400 percent compared with when Bush II was in
office) and the rise in hate groups across the United States since this
president took office, the 144 year old agency faces an uphill battle to keep
up with its responsibilities in these most daunting and demanding of times.
I am not quite sure as to why the budget of the agency is just
under $2 billion(less than one stealth bomber) when one considers
the gravity of their work and the dire consequnces from both an economic
and political perspective, of the storied agency falling short in any of its
assigned duties.
The report as well as other analysis reveal a rather disturbing trend as the
agency seems to be
cutting corners with regard to weapons
re-training, amongst other skills tests, to the degree that agents are being
asked to fill out their own test scores themselves. So what do you
think I would give myself to keep my plum detail assignment? Now that's a
scary thought!