After 18 months on the job, Julia Pierson resigned from her position as Secret Service director. Secret Service veteran Joseph Clancy filled her spot temporarily and will try to piece together the trust in the Secret Service. “Problems at the Secret Service pre-date Ms. Pierson’s tenure as director, and her resignation certainly does not resolve them,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said in a statement. “While serious questions surround the Secret Service, Director Pierson served her country with honor and has my gratitude for her efforts.” The Washington Post reports the last straw for Pierson was that Barack Obama rode in an elevator with an armed felon, and she was not completely honest with Congress. She will be remembered as the first woman to lead the Secret Service and the first Obama official to take responsibility for her shortcomings – assuming she left of her own accord. More…