I also believe the whole thing about the White House tours is one big freaking lie. When I was in high school, I was able to tour the White House. We were given a guided tour and even got to witness the presidential helicopter land on the White House lawn. I know because of 9-11 everything changed; however, when my son went with a school group two years ago, the group had to make the request to our congresswoman months in advance, jump through a whole bunch of security hoops, and then the tour they got was beyond pathetic. It is now a self-guided tour and only includes a small section of the east wing, which is not much more then a museum tour. Now, the President has cancelled White House tours, because of the sequester, yet the tours are run by volunteers. There is no doubt in my mind that President Obama wants to inflict maximum pain upon the American people.
Another week has come and gone and we still don’t know how the sequester will effect this household and my husband’s income. The waiting and wondering is what has me tied up in knots. I just wish we knew what was coming, so we are better prepared for when it comes. Most employees are looking at four-day weekends every other week, but for the transportation department nothing has been announced other then today bus service around the base has been suspended indefinitely. Still ticking me off when people say we federal employees are living beyond our means. If you say rent, utilities, food, and insurance is beyond our means – then I guess we're living beyond it. Sigh! Some say to save up money – would be nice if overtime had not been the first thing cut. We are now literary living paycheck to paycheck. In addition, we have some medical bills that could choke a horse (thanks to a hysterectomy and couple cardiology visits in the last few months) and I have no clue how we are going to cover said bills. Also, one of our teenagers just started braces and the other one is supposed to be starting in six months. Not now. Nope, don’t have it. Yes, I stress about money. Makes me so mad when the amount proposed to be cut isn’t even a drop in the scope of federal dollars spent, yet the military and those who support the military are getting the rawest of deals. Yes, I am the first to say there needs to be cuts and also agree there could be cuts in the military, but I think these ‘draconian’ cuts are nothing more then to punish those who do not agree with the current administration and who are pro-military. Why else would congress take away daycare hours for military families, limit hours of the fitness centers on base, close down the commissary to two days a week, stop military tuition assistance?
I also believe the whole thing about the White House tours is one big freaking lie. When I was in high school, I was able to tour the White House. We were given a guided tour and even got to witness the presidential helicopter land on the White House lawn. I know because of 9-11 everything changed; however, when my son went with a school group two years ago, the group had to make the request to our congresswoman months in advance, jump through a whole bunch of security hoops, and then the tour they got was beyond pathetic. It is now a self-guided tour and only includes a small section of the east wing, which is not much more then a museum tour. Now, the President has cancelled White House tours, because of the sequester, yet the tours are run by volunteers. There is no doubt in my mind that President Obama wants to inflict maximum pain upon the American people.
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