I am seldom astonished by ridiculous Congressional proposals to waste money, but here’s an entirely new idea: Congressman Suggests Moat Around White House.
Faced with an increasing number of White House intrusions that led to the resignation of a Secret Service director, a congressman on Wednesday suggested that maybe a moat should be erected around the president’s home.
The suggestion was made by Rep. Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat, at a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
With hand gestures, Cohen suggested a moat roughly six-feet wide may be “attractive” and “effective.”
MarketWatch provides this diagram.
CSPAN Video
At the 3:40 mark, acting secret service director Joseph Clancey responds to the Rep. Cohen’s idea. I started the video at the correct spot.
Link if video does not play: Secret Service Says Moat May Be Effective.
Partial Transcript
Rep. Steve Cohen: Would a moat, water, six feet around be kind of attractive and effective?
Secret Service: Sir, it may be.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
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