City Desk » bennie g. thompson http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk 68.3 Square Miles of D.C. News and Opinion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:18:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Audit of Inaugural Security? http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/02/03/audit-of-inaugural-security/ http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/02/03/audit-of-inaugural-security/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:56:24 +0000 Erik Wemple http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=15319 Just another case-in-point attesting to why the official probe is Washington's biggest industry. In the aftermath of the inauguration, the Washington Post gave air to complaints from high-flying Obama donors that they weren't frisked extensively enough before being allowed into sensitive areas. If ever there was a more pointed affirmation of a charmed life–complaining about not enough security!

Now a congressman is pushing for an audit of security, on the following basis: "In the interest of ensuring the integrity of Secret Service protective operations, and the security of our nation's leaders, I request that you audit the Secret Service protective security plans for the Inauguration, investigate and identify any deficiencies in security operations," wrote Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) in a letter to some big shot at the Department of Homeland Security.

How 'bout this deficiency, Mr. Congressman?

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