Posted on 04/19/2012 4:09:46 PM PDT by Libloather
Dem leader Pelosi 'stunned and disgusted' by Secret Service scandal
By Mike Lillis - 04/19/12 04:13 PM ET
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she's "stunned and disgusted" by the prostitution scandal dogging the Secret Service this month.
The California Democrat said she has not been briefed on the incident — in which almost a dozen Secret Service agents caroused with prostitutes ahead of President Obama's recent trip to Colombia — but she urged a quick investigation into the culture of the agency and suggested those involved should be fired.
"It's a stunning thing. It's actually disgusting," Pelosi said Thursday at her weekly press briefing in the Capitol. "There has to be an investigation to see how this could have happened and those responsible should have to pay a price."
She later added, "I don't see how those who are involved in this should be able to continue in their work."
Pelosi cautioned against implicating the entire agency for the mistakes of a few, though, noting that "many people in the Secret Service … do their jobs responsibly."
"We can't paint everyone with the same brush," she said. "But nonetheless, those people who are responsible have brought disgrace, and it's disgusting."
The Secret Service launched an immediate investigation into the scandal, which involved 11 agents, as well as members of the military, assigned to Cartagena to prepare security for Obama's visit. The Americans allegedly drank heavily at a bar and brought as many as 21 prostitutes back to their hotel room. The scandal broke following a dispute between one of the prostitutes and one of the agents over the cost of the evening's tryst.
On Wednesday, the Secret Service announced that three of the 11 implicated in the scandal will soon leave the agency — one fired, one retired and one resigned — while the other eight remain under investigation.
Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md), senior Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Thursday that he spoke with Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan for an hour this week, and was encouraged by Sullivan's indignation.
"He was extremely upset about this and, I believe, just based on the things he said to me, if it were up to him, every single one of them would have been fired on the spot," Cummings said. "It would not surprise me if there were, within the next few days, additional resignations or firings."
Cummings said Sullivan is convinced the incident caused "no penetration of security."
Meanwhile, congressional leaders in both parties are awaiting more details before they decide if they have a role surrounding the scandal.
Cummings and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight panel, sent Sullivan a letter Wednesday asking for more information about the 11 Secret Service officers involved in the incident.
Cummings said the letter is designed to probe whether the recent scandal was an isolated event, or evidence of broader cultural problems within the agency.
"So far we're on the same page on this," Cummings said of Issa.
Issa and Cummings have asked Sullivan to respond by May 1.
"At that time, we'll figure out where we go from there," Cummings said, "depending on what we find."
Pelosi, for her part, said she has "no idea" if the Secret Service has underlying cultural problems that allowed the prostitution incident to happen.
"I hope that's not the case, but only an investigation will demonstrate that," she said. "It's hard to understand how such a thing could happen."
Hey piglousy, it’s not nice for you to bad mouth your fellow whores.
***She later added, “I don’t see how those who are involved in this should be able to continue in their work.”***
We’ve been saying that about you for quite some time, nancy.
These were apparently all heterosexual encounters, so yeah, I can see why San Fran Nan is so unhinged.
But she doesn’t find those in her own district disgusting?
This woman is definitely smoking PCP.
If the bits* is stunned and disgusted” by the prostitution scandal dogging the Secret Service this month just think of what happens whenever she look in the mirror.
“”There has to be an investigation to see how this could have happened and those responsible should have to pay a price.””
Assuming they were prostitutes they have already paid the “price”...
What’s the big deal?
I was searching for a photo of her as Grand Marshall of the Gay Pride Parade, but then I saw the Weiner/Drudge pic and settled for that.
What-th to thay they were all ladieth?
She’s just jealous. I bet she hasn’t seen any ‘action’ for a looong time.
“Cummings said Sullivan is convinced the incident caused “no penetration of security.”
I should hope not. As I understand it, the security guys were doing the penetrating...
Hmmmm, and Pelosi was rich enough and talented enough on her own to be come a senator?
Or perhaps did she marry into money ...money owned by her wealthy husband who bought her a senatorship because she was willing to.....er.....
Get it?
And she damns men who have essentially the same relationship with those women as she does with her hubby?
Dan Aykroyd had the name wrong, it’s “Nancy, you ignorant.....”
Sorry bimbo, it’s your party, acting as your previous president (as in Bubba) , and altogether just like you and the rest of you slime.
Actually Plastic Face is stunned and disgusted that the media hasn’t blamed Bush yet.
When you see your superiors acting like spoiled brats and throwing millions of taxpayer dollars around taking exorbitant vacations and throwing lavish parties for themselves, why not spend a measly $800 bucks per on hookers and throw yourselves a party?
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