Investigation into Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia widens

[Lincoln Republican]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-sex-scandal-20120417,0,816419.story

The Pentagon is investigating 10 U.S. military members in a widening inquiry into whether an advance team led by the Secret Service hired prostitutes or engaged in other misconduct before President Obama visited Colombia for a weekend summit, U.S. officials said Monday.

[Lincoln Republican]

This has nothing to do with President Obama.  If there's one agency of the government that transcends party, ideology, and individual polticians, it's the Secret Service.

I did not mean to imply that this was an Obama scandal, simply that the members of the Secret Service involved in this affair are assigned to the President.

I meant no disrespect to the President, and apologize for any misunderstanding.

[Lincoln Republican]

I object    There is an interesting push to see if White House staffers were involved.  I wish Carney would just come out and say definitely no and put that part of the story to bed (pun not intended).

Well, it that's the case, if White House staffers were indeed involved, unlikely, but if that's the case, then the issue becomes did the President find out about this from White House staffers, and did the President and White House staffers attempt to cover anything up?

In such case, it would then turn into Bimbogate.