Yesterday should have been a day to again celebrate the Super Bowl victory of the nation's greatest football franchise, and with the President, no less. Unfortunately, this great event was overshadowed, thanks to the self-absorbed antics of some witless Virginia parents. You see, their kids' school had arranged a trip for a large group of kindergarten students to tour the White House on Thursday morning.
According to the White House, their tour was supposed to begin at a. Despite this -- and "heavy traffic" was supposedly to blame -- the kids' bus did not arrive until after a. The White House tells a slightly different story. A spokesperson said the group was actually supposed to be there at , but they held the gates for the group until , 15 minutes longer than they told the group, but when they still hadn't arrived, they had to draw the line. Paty Stine said the White House staff should have made an exception.
She feels the kindergarteners were snubbed for the Steelers. It's not like you can just show up at the White House any time you want. These things have to be cleared well in advance, it usually requires assistance from Capitol Hill to arrange, and there's always the chance the tours may be called off.
You know, 'cause the Government may have something come up. It is a high honor and a privilege to visit the White House, and when such requests are granted, they ought be taken seriously. If that means showing up 30 minutes or an hour early, and spending the time out on Pennsylvania Avenue talking to the kids about the Old Executive Office Building, then that's what you do. One would hope the kids would learn something from this whole debacle, but one doubts that. You see, even though the White House graciously offered to reschedule the kids' visit, the parents are naturally now in a snit, and won't likely take the rain check, WRC-TV said:.
Parents say it's probably too late. The school year ends in a few weeks and they doubt the tour can be made up in that time. Dare I say it, but this is probably a good thing. Besides, let's face it: the parents and kids are from Stafford County, which is a bit south of Washington, D.
