"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
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Just dreaming....do you think that a President Kerry could prevail upon
the
Secret Service to lighten up when it comes to GA airplanes, or is the SS
beyond the power of the president to change?

It is interesting to watch TV coverage of other national leaders,
especially
Canada, and note the absence of guys with wires in their ears talking into
their sleeves. The Canadian politicos even interact with comedians who
accost them on the street or in government buildings. But nobody hates
Canada..........

You would think we were some banana republic where the government would
collapse if El Jefe dies. Honestly, I think all this security sends the
wrong message -- that we are so weak that we cannot afford to lose a
President. It makes the President an even more tempting target for those who
hate us.

Does anyone seriously think that the loss of Bush or Kerry or anyone else
would disrupt the governing of America for even one second? Yet this is the
message that is drummed in every second of every day to some very malevolent
characters. I don't think that it is overstating things to say that the
current level of security is causing more problems than it solves.

I am all for reasonable security measures. I don't like seeing national
leaders assassinated more than anyone else does. But I do think that when
the security is so tight that it damages businesses and disrupts the lives
of ordinary Americans, that someone has their priorities upside down.
Besides, there are millions of Americans whose lives are negatively affected
by this security. Can anyone honestly say that none of these people are so
close to the edge that they won't snap and become assassins themselves?