"Why is he changing the locks now?" wondered one Obamasupporter. "And what about the new machine gun installationsand the bars? What kind of message is Bush sending?"

The spokesman was referring to the recently installed machinegun/missile launching structures on the White House roof and theiron bars placed over all first floor windows. In her daily pressconference, White House Press Secretary Dana Parino dismissed theconcerns of the Obama camp.

"This is typical election year posturing on their part. Thesesecurity measures have been in the works for several years and justnow got the go ahead from congress. There is nothing more to itthan that."

When questioned about the funding for the so-called securitymeasures at the White House, senate majority leader Harry Reid saidDemocrats in congress were told the money was for groundsmaintenance and a new coat of paint.