Party Crashing

A couple showed up uninvited at the recent White House reception of PM Singh. However, the husband has claimed they were certainly invited and it is the organizers who goofed up. Whatever the case, one can be certain that the truth will be unraveled in no time and the offenders will be appropriately punished. The law and order system is extremely efficient in the US. To cite an example, a few months ago, a Denver family caused a national scare when they thought their 8-year old son accidentally flew off in a hot air balloon. It turned out to be a hoax, and the couple have now pleaded guilty, and admitted to the pulling off a publicity stunt.

The rest of the world, however, is having a good laugh at the Secret Service's expense though. Questions are being raised about their ability to protect the first family. It is unfortunate that the right actions end up evoking the wrong questions. What if the secret service never found out? Or chose not to make it public? That's one of the great American traits - the ability to own up responsibility. I am willing to bet that our Presidential and Prime Ministerial gatherings routinely have gatecrashers that our security doesnt know about.