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WASHINGTON – Squirrels are living high on the hog thanks to the government stalemate – feasting on tomatoes from the First Lady’s beloved White House garden while federal gardeners remain idle.
With the shutdown entering its third week, the Park Service gardeners who normally tend the mushrooms, peppers, squash and other tasty items have only been permitted to water the plants.
Under the peculiar rules in effect, they are not allowed to rake or weed or even mow the grass
Are they kidding? A garden shut down during harvest? The vegetables are rotting and the squirrels are the ones benefitting. If there was any kind of justice the stuff should have been harvested and sent to the local shelter or food bank.
Maluhia
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Are they kidding? A garden shut down during harvest? The vegetables are rotting and the squirrels are the ones benefitting. If there was any kind of justice the stuff should have been harvested and sent to the local shelter or food bank.
That sure should be the way, but I think most of the WH photographers have been furloughed too - so why do something that can't be photographed and publicized.
It's not Michelle O's "beloved garden" if she can't get off her butt and drag her kids out there & tend to it & shoves that responsibility to someone else. That just makes it a White House garden with her claim to fame slapped all over it. Nothing more, nothing less. I have to admit, if I were the First Lady and a garden was going to waste like this, I'd get off my damn a$$ and fricking harvest it, and give it away to shelters. WTF, lady? Lazy much?
Michele's garden = FAKE.