Congressman Proposes "Moat" Around White House, Secret Service Director Confirms "May Be Good Idea" - InvestingChannel

Congressman Proposes “Moat” Around White House, Secret Service Director Confirms “May Be Good Idea”

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
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com

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