How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney

mookiemookie · 11-09-12, 07:34 AM

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Of all the indignities involved in losing a presidential race, none is more stark than the sudden emptiness of your entourage. The Secret Service detail guarding Governor Romney since Feb 1. stood down quickly. He had ridden in a 15-car motorcade to the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston for his concession speech. He rode in a single-car motorcade back across the Charles River to Belmont. His son, Tagg, did the driving.

Brief little article on this. It was kind of neat to see how this transition happens. Actually, there isn't any transition.

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/blog...#ixzz2BjCxRbDe

Oberon · 11-09-12, 07:42 AM

Nice article, good to see the men behind the sunglasses get a little nod. They do a tough job and get little public recognition for it.

Herr-Berbunch · 11-09-12, 07:45 AM

Well that would've saved the country some cash, rather than if Mittens won then you'd have to have security details on both.

Another good reason not to vote Rommel.

August · 11-09-12, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Well that would've saved the country some cash, rather than if Mittens won then you'd have to have security details on both.

Another good reason not to vote Rommel.

That's a stupid reason. Do political games extend to protecting a persons life?

AVGWarhawk · 11-09-12, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Well that would've saved the country some cash, rather than if Mittens won then you'd have to have security details on both.

Another good reason not to vote Rommel.

POTUS has security before, during and after the job for life. What is the point? Money gets spent to keep the loons at bay.

Bilge_Rat · 11-09-12, 09:13 AM

It is so different up here. Jean Chretien who was Canada's prime minister from 1993 to 2003, has an office in the building where I work. I see him 2-3 times a year, always alone. Everyone knows who he is, but no one bothers him.

Jimbuna · 11-09-12, 09:58 AM

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Had Romney won, everything would have been different. A full counter-assault team, "Hawkeye Javelin," was on stand-by in Boston, ready to supplement his detail. A team from the White House Communications Agency, which had been consulting with his informal transition team on secure space for intelligence briefings, was on hand too.

Quite a contrast...all dependant on the outcome of an aelection.

I did note though that the local police were informed prior to anything happening.

vienna · 11-09-12, 01:16 PM

If he or his family had concerns, Romney's rich enough to easily pay for his own protection. In fact, it would have shown his dedication to eliminating "unnecessary entitlements"...

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Platapus · 11-09-12, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

POTUS has security before, during and after the job for life.

Not any more

It used to be that former Presidents got protection for the rest of their life.

PL 89-186 (1965) authorized the USSS to provide protection to former presidents and their spouse for the rest of their life, if they requested it.

PL 103-329 (1997) changed this to limit the authorization for USSS protection to 10 years.

President Bill Clinton may be the last president with lifetime USSS protection. If Hillary Clinton becomes president, she would continue her lifetime protection under the auspices of being a spouse of a former president who served prior to 1 Jan 97.

However, any person under USSS protection can petition the government for extended protection.

Former Vice Presidents are authorized 6 months USSS protection. Vice President Chaney petitioned for an extension and President Obama approved it.

GoldenRivet · 11-09-12, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Well that would've saved the country some cash, rather than if Mittens won then you'd have to have security details on both.

Another good reason not to vote Rommel.

actually i believe after "W" there will be no more SS protection for outgoing presidents.

seems i read that somewhere.

so Obama will have to hire and fund his own protection after his next term.

of course considering the dollar will have been devalued 4 times over by then, he should have no trouble finding help

August · 11-09-12, 05:13 PM

Romney might have written his victory speech early but at least he didn't plan to create the fictitious "Office of the President Elect" like Obama did....

AVGWarhawk · 11-09-12, 05:20 PM

The real issue is the SS keeping it in their pants.

vienna · 11-09-12, 06:07 PM

Wasn't it Nancy Reagan who showed up uninvited at the White House a couple of days atfter the 1980 election with her interior designer to start redecorating? As I recall, Mrs. Carter was neither pleased nor welcoming to Mrs. Gipper since there hadn't even been an inauguration yet...

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razark · 11-09-12, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Romney might have written his victory speech early but at least he didn't plan to create the fictitious "Office of the President Elect" like Obama did....

Yeah, you'd never catch Romney doing that...

(Ok, so Romney didn't create it, he just grabbed that ball and pasted it onto his website.)

August · 11-09-12, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

Yeah, you'd never catch Romney doing that...

(Ok, so Romney didn't create it, he just grabbed that ball and pasted it onto his website.)

Damn that's just sad. What a cheesy thing to do.

But see what Obama started? Another government office has been created with blessings from both parties. I'll bet it'll have a staff and a budget before long. In a few years we'll read about drunken managerial bashes in Vegas costing the taxpayer millions.

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Well that would've saved the country some cash, rather than if Mittens won then you'd have to have security details on both. Another good reason not to vote Rommel. __________________

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Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	It is so different up here. Jean Chretien who was Canada's prime minister from 1993 to 2003, has an office in the building where I work. I see him 2-3 times a year, always alone. Everyone knows who he is, but no one bothers him. __________________

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,712 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	If he or his family had concerns, Romney's rich enough to easily pay for his own protection. In fact, it would have shown his dedication to eliminating "unnecessary entitlements"... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,200 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Romney might have written his victory speech early but at least he didn't plan to create the fictitious "Office of the President Elect" like Obama did.... __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,712 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Wasn't it Nancy Reagan who showed up uninvited at the White House a couple of days atfter the 1980 election with her interior designer to start redecorating? As I recall, Mrs. Carter was neither pleased nor welcoming to Mrs. Gipper since there hadn't even been an inauguration yet... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Nice article, good to see the men behind the sunglasses get a little nod. They do a tough job and get little public recognition for it.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The real issue is the SS keeping it in their pants.