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Journeyman

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1. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?. . .

Reply to trof (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 06:51 PM

Apr 2012

"Ah, but who’s to guard the guards?" Juvenal asked.

This situation, trof, has been material for satire for at least two millenium. But I'm sure the late night hosts will make great use of it.

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Secret service advance teams will now have "Monitors". [View all] trof Apr 2012 OP

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?. . . Journeyman Apr 2012 #1

And I'd always though of S.S. agents as steely eyed automatons. trof Apr 2012 #4

Standards have dropped nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #7

Monitors. eh? Cooley Hurd Apr 2012 #2

I think a chastity device would work Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2012 #5

Conjures visions of Kathleen Foreman in "Blues Brothers" longship Apr 2012 #3

If they come with keyboards the floodgates are open. rug Apr 2012 #6

Who monitors the monitors? sarcasmo Apr 2012 #8

Oh, my! My! I guess the party's over. Cleita Apr 2012 #9

Chaperones. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #10

That sound you hear immediately after you hear the pounding hooves . . . . Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #11

BECAUSE MEN WHO CAN BE TRUSTED TO PROTECT THE PRESIDENT undeterred Apr 2012 #12

Signed chaperone masking tape on all the outside door jambs at 11 p.m. n/t Earth_First Apr 2012 #13

... ProfessionalLeftist Apr 2012 #14

a republican wet dream. they looooove sex scandals. just looooove 'em spanone Apr 2012 #15

I was going to say … these "new rules" weren't rules before?? NYC Liberal Apr 2012 #16

a few always mess it up for the mass HipChick Apr 2012 #17

Honestly I don't see this as a bad thing Texasgal Apr 2012 #18