A handful of scandals recently across multiple government agencies including the United States Secret Service have raised serious questions about discipline in our government.
Six members of the Secret Service have already lost their jobs over the prostitution scandal in Cartagena, Columbia and Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said there could be more to follow.
"I would suspect within the very near future to have several other Secret Service agents leaving the agency," he said.
However, even after this embarrassing scandal for the Secret Service, both Chairmen Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Peter King (R-NY), as well as president Obama's chief re-election strategist David Axelrod expressed support for the agencies leader, Mark Sullivan.
"We're looking over the shoulder of Mark Sullivan and asking the director to do an exhaustive search. ... And I have great confidence he's doing it," Issa said.
The other government scandal we discussed was lavish spending of taxpayer money by the General Services Administration (GSA). David Axelrod said the president was "apoplectic" about the it, adding, "It was very enraging to him."
You can watch our entire program on our website to hear more from our interviews with David Axelrod, Representatives Issa and King, as well as our political roundtable.
Moreover, you can watch our Meet the Press Take Two with Mike Bolt, the keeper of the Stanley Cup, who made an appearance to talk about the history of one of the sporting world's most storied trophies.
We'll be back next week. If it's Sunday, it's Meet the Press.
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Sorry David...not interested in your show until you start to cover important things again. I have not forgivven you for allowing Michelle Bachman to take over the show with her ramblings and untruths and you did not even speak up as you have done in the past? Why not, I ask?
Voting laws are being changed as we speak, women's rights are being attacked daily and next week the republicans plan to kill the Victim's Rights Law and make it harder for a woman who has been attacked....emergency service people are being put in charge in some states( Michigan) and others and they have the power to fire a duly elected person, close a school, business, town and kill a radio station and you do not feel our democracy is being threatened? When you start talking about our rights and what is happening to them like MSNBC does...then I will come back....
WRONGED"you David#how dare you to Question the"FAITH"of the nation on Obama,and the"vision"of Obama,at the same time in front of Axelrod?Yes he had democratic congress when he took office,SO?Aming for you to suggest,"where is the new idea will come from?AS president,for NEXT four YEARS,to American people,is TOTALLY disrespectful to the Presidency of UNITED STATES of AMERICA.@