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"Not since Benghazi — no, not since Fast and Furious has the G.O.P. seemed this intent on second-guessing the Obama administration. I refer, of course, to the matter of White House public tours.

...More than a few commentators have described the tour decision as an example of Washington Monument syndrome — cutting the most visible, popular services to make a point. But isn’t the point — that the sequester is real — worth making? And wouldn’t it be nice if the Republicans currently expressing “concern” on behalf of “thousands of students, families and tour groups” who may not gain access to the White House, diverted a sliver of their attention to the 125,000 individuals and families who may not gain access to public housing?"

THE NEW YORK TIMES: White House Tour Outrage