The White House announced Tuesday that it was canceling all public tours of the president’s home because of the sequester spending cuts.Now, that will teach us.
“Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013 until further notice. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reschedule affected tours,” the White House said in an email.
Here is what broke the final straw: