THE COUNTRY’S IN THE VERY BEST OF HANDS: Secret Service Director Allegedly Didn’t Want to Put Snipers on a Sloped Roof.

“That building in particular has a sloped roof at its highest point. And so, you know, there’s a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn’t want to put somebody up on a sloped roof,” she said. “And so, you know, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside.”

Talk about a genuine Mission: Impossible!

UPDATE: It speaks volumes about how far the credibility of our institutions has fallen in recent years that this question would even be asked:

ANOTHER UPDATE (FROM GLENN):