Nah, sorry, I ain't buyin' the tinfoil hat.
This is a clear-cut case of at least one out-of-control SS supervisor, who most likely created a culture of free-wheeling behavior when it was time for him to play.
We must not forget that the SS is an ORGANIZATION. Organizations are staffed with people, who will have their own individual agendas. Despite all the background checks, security clearances, and the rest of that stuff, people will do what they're going to do.
In time, organization maturation occurs during which the organization begins to serve ITSELF rather than the mission for which it was created. This is as natural as breathing.
I'm not indicting the entire Secret Service - but I am saying that it, like any other organization, has its weak points.
Obama doesn't have jack to do with this other than provide the opportunity for these guys and gals to jet around like there's no tomorrow. Barry just can't stay off AF1 for longer than a couple of days at at time.
The West Wing must be a really depressing place to work, huh Barry?