WASHINGTON, D.C. – Much to the chagrin of the Secret Service, Vice President Joe Biden breached a security checkpoint and attended the administration’s first official State dinner at the White House last week. Despite strict orders not to allow Biden into the event, officials released pictures which clearly show the Vice President embarrassing himself and others during the dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Apparently, the loquacious VP managed to disable two Marines with an anecdote about his grandfather, rendering them asleep before slipping through a side door and mingling with the other guests. While no one was seriously harmed, the breach is considered serious enough for a top-down investigation and Congressional hearings.
“This is inexcusable,” said Rep. Peter King, ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee. “We averted tragedy this time, but what if he’d gotten close enough to a world leader to launch into one of his boring Amtrak stories? It could have been ugly.”
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs assured the public that the President remained safe at all times. “He just tunes him out. How do you think he made it through the campaign?” No word on when the Vice President will be released from his time-out.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Much to the chagrin of the Secret Service, Vice President Joe Biden breached a security checkpoint and attended the administration’s first official State dinner at the White House last week. Despite strict orders not to allow Biden into the event, officials released pictures which clearly show the Vice President embarrassing himself and others during the dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Apparently, the loquacious VP managed to disable two Marines with an anecdote about his grandfather, rendering them asleep before slipping through a side door and mingling with the other guests. While no one was seriously harmed, the breach is considered serious enough for a top-down investigation and Congressional hearings.
“This is inexcusable,” said Rep. Peter King, ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee. “We averted tragedy this time, but what if he’d gotten close enough to a world leader to launch into one of his boring Amtrak stories? It could have been ugly.”
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs assured the public that the President remained safe at all times. “He just tunes him out. How do you think he made it through the campaign?” No word on when the Vice President will be released from his time-out.
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Thursday, 18 February 2010