28 April 2012

"The other Secret Service scandal"


The actual dollar figure is a bit soft; it appears to be based on the actual figures from the 2008 presidential campaign.
Secret Service spokesman Max Milien declined to say how much it is costing taxpayers now to protect a candidate every day... But in his 2008 testimony, Sullivan estimated that the cost of providing a security detail to a candidate would rise about $44,000 a day...

“Others on the campaign told me that some of the Secret Service members were even saying it was a waste of time and that he shouldn’t have it,” the source told TheDC. “Staff members thought it was ridiculous too, and just another example of Newt’s arrogance and self-importance.”

In 2008, Arizona Sen. John McCain didn’t request Secret Service protection until late April — months after the point he was considered the presumptive GOP nominee.
More discussion and commentary at The Daily Caller.  I still don't understand how it's possible to spend that much per day.  On what???

7 comments:

  1. I met him in person yesterday (Friday)in NC and he had no Secret Service with him. It's my understanding he didn't have them after Thursday.

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    1. I hope you're right, Connie - but... how would you know there were no Secret Service agents with him ? If they're secret...

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  2. S.M.H.
    srsly...
    no wonder the country is in trouble.

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  3. Why $44K a day? Cause good hookers ain't cheap.

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    1. Ron: LOL, but actually it's for several people per day. If you just have one or two then the cost is $44,000 to $22,000 per day, but each protective detail has at least 8 to 10 agents, all of whom have to be paid and supported on a 24-hour basis. Presumably that also includes transportation. The costs quickly add up.

      BTW, I am not, and never have been a Secret Service Agent, and this is just a guess.

      DaBris

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    2. If that money refers to 8-10 agents, you're saying they would be earning $2,000 - 3,000 per day each?

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    3. They would use that much in resources each day. All the scouting, communications, vehicles + salaries.

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