Tuesday, May 11, 2010 7:04:47 AM · by ianschwartz · 18 replies · 452+ views
Kagan Watch ^ | May 11, 2010 | Kagan Watch
The joke's on us.
Posted on 05/11/2010 8:01:59 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
President Obama has expanded the very small group of top aides who are given the privilege of taxpayer-funded personal drivers — who take them from their house to work and back home again each day — to include two top political advisers.
The Bush White House did not give the same privileges to any of its political advisers, according to former Bush administration officials. There is a record of the Clinton White House doing so once for two months, according to documents obtained by The Daily Caller.
Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod, both senior advisers to the president, have been given the luxurious and prestigious perk of being picked up at their homes and driven to work or around town throughout the day in government vehicles chauffeured by military drivers, according to a list of those given the benefit provided to The Daily Caller by the White House.
In addition, Jarrett has been made a “protectee” of the Secret Service, a spokesman for the agency said. It is not clear to what extent Jarrett receives protection. Neither the White House or Secret Service would comment on the matter.
“We don’t discuss the scope or nature of protection for any Secret Service protectee due to operational security concerns,” said Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan.
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Kagan Watch ^ | May 11, 2010 | Kagan Watch
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He has had some family issues that last couple of days.
Beau may have had a stroke.
Arrest George Soros. Their house will divide and fall. I would like nothing better to see this group of rats returned to the sewer they crawled out of.
Will they report it on their taxes?
The joke's on us.
They better hope the personal drivers don’t take bribes or they will be taking a ride in the park at night.
Words of the year.
Exemption
Banana Republic
Marxism
Socialism
Are you kidding? Elites don’t pay taxes. They CHEAT on them.
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