Washington – Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s Secret Service protection has been extended for at least another six months, beginning Tuesday.
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Normally, ex-veeps only get six months of protection at taxpayer expense. But Cheney asked for an extension, and President Obama – whom Cheney has excoriated in several interviews since leaving office – recently signed off.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano signed the order extending Cheney’s security detail, her spokeswoman Sara Kuban confirmed Monday.
If the Obama administration hadn’t gone along with Cheney’s request, he would have been forced to hire his own security agents – or go without.
Cheney’s friends have said he has become more concerned about his privacy and personal safety in recent years.
Like all “protectees,” Cheney can petition the government for additional extensions of Secret Service protection, and several sources close to Cheney predicted he will do so once this new extension lapses.
Normally, the “threat level” diminishes dramatically after Presidents and vice presidents step down. In the post-9/11 world, that may no longer be the case.
Since 1997, former Presidents have been limited to 10 years of government protection. Bill Clinton – and wife Hillary – is the last ex-President entitled to a lifetime taxpayer-funded security cocoon.
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Where did vin get that picture from?
Did Obama meet Cheney during the tumult in Lakewood?
shaine borsalino!
if the libs want to save money they should stop blaming Cheney for all their problems & maybe the mishiguim on the left will forget about him.
this hat is part of the security, he may be roming the streets of Flatbush
so the undisclosed location was chaim berlin?
Which yeshivah guy did he get the hat from? madoff, abramoff, rubashkin?
Hey whats wrong if his detail is extended by 6 months. It makes him feel important.
BTW, if he is wearing that hat then it must be k’derech hagoyim. All the bochurs better find another headcovering.
Love the hat
In 1200 days when Obama will be trounced in the 2012 elections he will start asking for lifetime security detail. If they put it to a vote, I say NO!