Posted on 03/18/2013 1:26:17 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
The next casualty of sequestration could be the Easter Bunny – at least according to a White House e-mail that recently landed in Capitol Hill inboxes.
The White House warned Congress that budget uncertainties could nix the annual Easter Egg Roll for kids, which is planned for April 1.
“[B]y using these tickets, guests are acknowledging that this event is subject to cancellation due to funding uncertainty surrounding the Executive Office of the President and other federal agencies,” the White House cautioned, according to two Capitol Hill sources who provided the language. “If cancelled, the event will not be rescheduled.”
White House press secretary Jay Carney said last week that the egg roll would go forward, although he left open the possibility that that could change. (Update: A White House official said Monday that the egg roll is still going forward. More below.)
The administration has faced a backlash from Congress – and late-night comics – for canceling tours of the White House to save money as part of the $85 billion in automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, that went into effect March 1. And there has also been criticism that the Easter Egg roll would go forward while the tours would not.
On Friday, Carney got into a contentious back-and-forth on Fox News and said the egg roll is for a lot of military families and it's paid for by the sale of ceremonial eggs and outside donations. "It’s a totally different budget," he said. "These are apples and oranges."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
LoL Sorry kids Obama took all the eggs with him.
Seriously Why on Earth are we in Texas paying for SOME Kids in Washington D.C. to have an Easter egg hunt?
Thanks to its abusive tax rate and corrupt politicians Washington D.C. is the highest paid city in the federation. Are they too stingy to buy & hide their own Easter eggs too?
A left wing comedian said “Jesus is coming back. Quick, hide all the eggs!”
They’re stockpiling stupidity...
You can bet that the Obama’s next set of multi-million dollar separate vacations won’t be cancelled.
They average one or two every quarter don’t they?
Please do cancel it - and take a nice vacation instead.
Keep showing all your fans what a total ass you are.
Has nothing to do with “sequestration.” Here’s why. 0 and his buddies HATE anything that has anything to do with Christianity. It doesn’t matter that eggs and bunnies have NOTHING to do with the resurrection of Christ. Doesn’t matter. The name is “Easter Bunny” and that qualifies it for the dustbin.
Can’t annoy his co-religionists now, can we? (you know, the bearded savages.)
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