Comments on: Key Question

By: Alan Hamilton

Alan Hamilton — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:45:45 +0000

Just to correct, the story about the stolen Ws is in fact not true. http://archive.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/23/vandals/print.html

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:24:46 +0000

Actually, Ploughman, the president of the U.S. must pay for many things. G.W. Bush, for example, continued to pay for his Crawford ranch. Travel while there was also on his dime. Personal entertaining—as opposed to state or official functions—come out of his pocket. He had children attend college while he was president. He paid their tuition. Barack & Michelle Obama will pay for their girls’ school. Although the taxpayer covers much, there are still many personal expenses for which the president, like anyone else with a job, must pay, and I think that the pants to which you refer would also be part of that category.

By: The Ploughman

The Ploughman — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:55:07 +0000

The keys to the Whitehouse strike me as similar to the President’s salary. It’s relatively high, though certainly not as high as richest executives in America. But does he ever use it during his time in office? I can’t imagine he pays for meals. He doesn’t drive himself anywhere. Maybe while he’s on vacation?

I guess if he (or someday she) puts his (her) pants (pants) on one leg at a time, it isn’t inconceivable for the president to have a checking account.

By: Jeff S.

Jeff S. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:17:41 +0000

Of course there’s a key. It’s attached to a log, like at the local Stuckey’s.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:36:42 +0000

My guess is that an intruder would be so tore to pieces and have so many bullets in him by the time he got to the front door that he wouldn’t have the strength left to open it.

By: CIDU Bill

CIDU Bill — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:53:06 +0000

Okay, now I have this mental image of Osama bin Laden ringing the doorbell and calling out “Candygram!”

By: David N

David N — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:49:58 +0000

C’mon, everyone knows the key to the front door is under the 3rd planter to the right side of the WH main entrance. It’s a secret passed down from President to President.

Whether there’s an actual doorbell, that’s what I wonder.

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:59:22 +0000

mrkenneth, It doesn’t matter if they’re armed… having armed guards didn’t stop the British from ransacking the White House during the War of 1812. For security you really need to be able to lock down the building… it buys more time[*] to assess and deal with threats.

[*] All locks and cryptology can really do is buy you time. Anything that can be opened can be circumvented with enough time and effort.

Try this link for evidence for a White House key:
http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/inside.asp?ID=14&subjectID=2

(scroll down to the story of Edward Moran, the front door man, giving Lincoln his key)

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:55:49 +0000

I remember the Denny’s restaurant chain decided to close on Christmas Day in 1983 for the first time ever. It was soon discovered that a huge percentage of the restaurants did not have a lockable front door, so many had to remain open as the cost to refurbish the doors was high $$ and not enough time to do it.

By: mrkenneth

mrkenneth — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:42:32 +0000

Secret Service boys are ARMED. You don’t need no stinking keys,if you are approaching any door unannounced, you have bigger problems than not having a key. Remember Monica had to stop at the guard gates.