Secret Service wants more money

[tuvor]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job.

Among other things, the extra money would be used for the added costs for the candidates' international travel and a late-in-the-game decision by Barack Obama to accept the Democratic nomination at Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High — an open-air, 76,000-seat stadium — instead of the 20,000-seat Pepsi Center, which is the site of the party's national convention.

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Obama is on a six-day trip to Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and Britain. Before that he was on a three-day congressionally sponsored trip to Afghanistan and Iraq. Republican candidate John McCain has traveled to Canada, Colombia and Mexico under the agency's protection.

The 2008 presidential campaign cycle is the longest in Secret Service history by about five months. The Secret Service budgeted $106.65 million for the 2008 campaign cycle, compared to $73.3 million in 2004.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/ap_on_el_pr/secret_service_protection

[Captain Angry]

1. As they say, "Pay the man."

A huge slate of candidates from both parties is good for the process.

The nomination at Mile High is also good for the process.

Raid the military black budget that goes into flying palettes of untraced cash to Iraq. They obviously don't use accountants, so they won't miss another couple of palettes.

[NanceGreggs]

2. I'm assuming all of that extra 9.5 mil ...

... will be needed for Obama's security detail.

After all, how much money could it possibly take keep an eye on the eleven people who show up for McCain events?

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

3. Unless they're buying mirrors to double their attendance.

lol

Seriously, give them everything they want. Those secret service guys are all I look at while Obama is in a crowd. I want them all to be very happy.

[DarthDem]

4. Hear, Hear

Amen to that.

Also, there must be some federal statute that requires the Secret Service to outnumber the attendees at these seizing McSame events like the grocery store snooze and the Sausage Haus.

[rainbow4321]

11. However much it is...Mclame is not paying his SS bill on time , apparently

FEC debt list:

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M7/C00430470/D_DEBTS_C00430470.html



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[comtec]

6. Hell worse come to worse the Obama campaign can pay for it!

I'll donate for that!

I could not stop by paranoid mind, in thinking, ""OH god.. they're going to kill him, here, now, in Germany, they're going to fucking kill him!!!"

If this man makes it to the election it'll be a miracle... if he SURVIVES all 8 years.... it will be beyond a miracle to be honest!

racist pigs in the gop and black ops and black water....

I'm so scared for him, I want him to win, I want him to LIVE!

[Arctic Dave]

7. If they can keep that piece of crap bush alive for

eight years, they can do for Obama. bush is the most hated man alive and I'll probably guess that can't wait for him to take his last breath..

[truthisfreedom]

8. We all know it's going to be tougher and tougher to keep Obama safe as the election approaches.

There's a hell of a lot of right wing nutjobs out there. They've done it before, they'll attempt it again.

I'm all for the extra financial support. The US SS has a great record. I hope.

[MonkeyFunk]

9. Give 'em the money

I can't imagine how difficult their job must be.

Enormous crowds, and when a candidate appears, EVERYONE reaches in a pocket and pulls out a cell phone or digital camera.

There was a time when reaching in your pocket and pointing something metallic at a candidate would get you tackled. Now it's standard. I honestly don't know how they stay sane.

[cobalt1999]

10. True.

That's got to be a tough job.

[annabanana]

12. 'ts OK with me

They do the job, they should get the pay.