Political Quotes

“It was just over a week ago that we learned that the White House is being closed to public tours. Now the President attempts to justify this decision saying it's a Secret Service decision. I find this disturbingly ironic, coming from a President whose own Web site says that it is his mission to ``open up the House to as many people as possible,'' that he is accepting without objection the decision to prevent the American people from accessing the White House, their house, the people's house. Even during some of the darkest days of America's history, our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, championed the policy of true open doors to the White House and governmental transparency. Contrast that with President Obama who is acquiescing to the exact opposite, closing the White House doors to the public. If the President is unable to help the Secret Service manage an 8.2 percent budget cut and still keep the people's house open, then the American people are entitled to some answers from their Chief Executive. ____________________”