All we have on the White House "Transitiongate" so far are unsubstantiated rumors. I have seen no photos of this alleged damage, no itemized lists, no specifics on anything. Just innuendo, rumors and half-truths, all from Repubs with a score to settle after eight years of wandering in the wilderness. Photos of the so-called obscenity on walls would be particularly helpful to put this incident in proper perspective. If anyone has a site to link to, please post it here.
KLP also reports tonight that the Clintons allegedly took $200,000 worth of stuff from the White House upon leaving. Perhaps some rumor mongers became confused, commingling this figure with alleged destruction resulting from Transitiongate. All presidents, when they leave office, take stuff with them. I believe that stuff given as private, personal gifts go with the former president to his private residence, whereas gifts given to "the president" (as opposed to "Bill Clinton") stay at the White House or in some warehouse.
In other words, the $200,000 in stuff that the Clintons allegedly took with them represent a drop in the bucket as far as all the gifts they received over the past eight years. |
