Sign Of The Unfortunate Times

Nice of Congress to admit that with the US Secret Service fielding thousands of yearly threats to President Obama that the idea of ending the lifetime protection detail for a guy who probably has another 40-50 years ahead of him is a bad idea that needed to be corrected.

With the stroke of a pen Thursday, President Barack Obama gave himself and his wife Secret Service protection for the rest of their lives.

The new law, which passed the House and Senate in December, designates that all former U.S. presidents who served after January 1, 1997, along with their spouses, receive protection from the Secret Service for their entire lifetimes – meaning former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura are also covered. The law also stipulates that children of presidents receive protection until the age of 16.

Lifetime government-provided security for former presidents was the law of the land until 1997, when Congress passed legislation limiting Secret Service protection to ten years after leaving office.

Which meant President Obama's coverage would have been up in January 2027.  You think A) he'd still be around then at age 65 and B) the crazies would still be around then too?

Yeah, thought so.  Good call by Congress for once.  I'm sure lifetime protection for Shrub wasn't a bad deal either.

No rest for the hardest working men and women in the federal government, it seems...