U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is absolutely correct in questioning the competence - and honesty - of the agency charged with protecting our nation's leaders. When holes began to appear in the Secret Service's story about a White House intruder, it was clear the men and women who are supposed to protect the life of the president of the United States continue not to take that job very seriously.

After a fence-jumper made it across the White House lawn Sept. 19, the public was told he had been apprehended just inside the North Portico doors. That turned out to be a lie. Omar J. Gonzalez actually made it past a guard on the inside, past the staircase that leads to the first family's living quarters, into the East Room and nearly to the Green Room before he was caught. Had he been equipped with a suicide vest, there might not be a White House today.

But no need to worry. The public was also told Gonzalez was unarmed. That was also a lie. He was carrying a knife, which could have been deadly, had he found a target. But more troubling, his car was found with 800 rounds of ammunition, underlining the point that Gonzalez could have armed himself with anything - and that his foray into the White House may have served as a test run for others bent on doing more harm.

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