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Obama cancels Easter

Steve

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For more than a century, the White House Easter Egg Roll has been insulated from the sort of partisan sniping that now dominates Washington politics.

That tradition ended Monday, when Republicans started complaining about a notice that the event could be canceled due to a potential government shutdown. The Obama administration has already come under GOP criticism for canceling White House tours due to the mandatory, across-the-board cuts known as sequestration.

The memo — which doesn’t actually say the White House is nixing the bunny fest, but just that it might do so at some point during the next couple of weeks — warns ticket-holders that the nation’s financial woes may affect the 135th Easter Egg role slated for April 1. (Note: this is not an April’s Fools Day joke.)

“Finally, by using these tickets, guests are acknowledging that this event is subject to cancellation due to funding uncertainty surrounding the Executive Office of the President and other federal agencies,” it reads. “If cancelled, the event will not be re-scheduled. We will notify you if there are any modifications to this event.”

A White House official, who was not authorized to discuss the planning of the event on the record, confirmed the warning went out to all ticket-holders who received confirmation they secured tickets, including those who obtained passes through a lottery.

pretty sad.. actually pathetic..
 

Faster horses

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Pure baloney! They are just trying to make a point with people that don't know
what's really going on. That there are LOTS of things they could be cutting and
aren't. Like $250 million to Egypt. :mad:
 

Tam

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Faster horses said:
Pure baloney! They are just trying to make a point with people that don't know
what's really going on. That there are LOTS of things they could be cutting and
aren't. Like $250 million to Egypt. :mad:

Want to bet the Obama's will not be canceling their Easter Break vacations on separate jets in opposite directions? They cut the White House tours then one flew to Aspen to ski and the other to Florida to golf yet money is tight in the White House. :roll:
 

littlejoe

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We're sparse at one end of the county with county seat and lots of population @ the other.

This is the type of crap they've tried to pull lots of, generally to get a mill levy passed---"Well, we can get by w/o it, probably just have to cut your senior meals, deputy and few-hours-a-week library"

Kind of a take the skim milk away from the kitten so the hog can have more deal.
 

Sandhusker

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And the "rest of the story" is that most of the expenses are picked up via private donations. Could this administration be more childish and dishonest? So typical.
 

gmacbeef

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Where's Oldtimer now ??? Let's hear him support Sorry-ass Oblamea on this petty B.S. Move.

Damn there I go again , I almost forgot. It's GW's fault ! :roll:
 
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