Agents took 13 months to fix alarm at ex-president’s home.

The Secret Service took more than a year to replace a broken alarm system at former president George H.W. Bush’s home, raising concerns within the agency about the safety of the Houston residence and the Bush family, according to a government report scheduled to be released Thursday.

An agency expert had warned in 2010 that the alarm system, which monitors the property and the house, was aging and likely to fail. But Secret Service officials rejected his request to replace it, according to the report, which was written by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general and reviewed by The Washington Post.

The 20-year-old alarm system stopped working in September 2013 and was not replaced for at least 13 months, until November or December of 2014, the report says.

During the time the alarms weren’t working, the Secret Service added an agent who rotated positions around the property. There were no known intruders or security breaches when the system was inoperable, but some inside the agency argued that the additional agent was not sufficient to replace the alarm system.

What is with these two intelligent people?  With all of the money they have, why didn’t they or their two sons call and have it repaired if they were that concerned.  Don’t the  Bush’s own the home and are responsible for repairs and upkeep?   Duhhhhh!

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