As if closing open-air memorials in DC as a prop for the SHUTDOWN weren't petty, vindictive, and nakedly political enough - they're probably employing more security now to keep them closed than if they were open - the government has now attempted to SHUTDOWN Mt. Rushmore.
The problem is, while they can shut off direct access to the tourist center, Mt. Rushmore is big, and they haven't completed a tarp big enough to drape over the whole thing. So, the government has done the next best thing: closed off all the scenic overlooks. Not kidding. 'Cause, you know, we can't have people looking at Mt. Rushmore while the government is SHUTDOWN. Might give people ideas about what real presidents - not a petty little bad person - look like.
I know I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again, but if the media were to cover this nasty behavior with the same zeal that they pursued any of the so-called scandals during the Bush admin, Obama's presidency would be through. There is no question. Instead, it's a mild embarrassment at best. As the security would say at the monument (or along the roadside) "nothing to see here, move along."
What's next? Will Obama divert all border security to screen off the Grand Canyon?
