I have to go with Erika Johnson, here: this is a bit of a cave from the Obama administration. Or at least a tacit admission that its Let’s be Blue Meanies to the American People! strategy just didn’t work.
White House tours will resumeĀ on “a limited basis” starting Nov. 5, the White House announced Friday, while it will reopenĀ its gardens and grounds to visitors on Oct. 26 and 27.
Secret Service spokesman Robert Novy said the tours would continue through Jan. 15 and occur three days a week, on average, though the exact number of days would vary. Before the White House halted the tours in March, they had taken place five days a week.
Also: do you think this particularly sounds like a House ready to defer to the President? Because I don’t think that that this particularly sounds like a House leadership ready to defer to the President. Continue reading White House gives up, will reopen White House to tours.