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Examiner Editorial: Secret Service needs a strong hand to end scandalous behavior

By Washington Examiner
Published April 1, 2014 4:00am ET
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Examiner Editorial: Secret Service needs a strong hand to end scandalous behavior
Members of the U.S. Secret Service's Counter Assault Team board helicopters at a landing zone in Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 24. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

As befits its name, the Secret Service is a mystery to most Americans. About all they know is that it’s responsible for protecting the president and other high-ranking federal officials. The Secret Service is also responsible for catching counterfeiters.

Like most of the quiet professionals in government, the Secret Service only makes the news when something goes wrong. Over the past two years, that’s happened all too often.

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