POST SCRIPTS

In my opinion Mr. Obama fits the profile of a prime victim. He carries similar qualities of Bobby Kennedy and M. L. King among other victims. Further, no black man in history has gotten this close to becoming elected president and for that reason alone his security should be tighter than any other candidate.

A "friendly" crowd is not relevant to issues of security because crazies always try to slip into a friendly crowd and use that to their advantage, i.e. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromm, the former Manson Family member who tried to shoot Ford. On the flip side, a determined and deliberate sniper like Lee Harvey Oswald used stealth and a remote vantage point while police were distracted by a "friendly" crowd.

From this point forward I would think the security on Obama should be extremely tight. The closer Obama gets to becoming his party's nominee or to the presidency after the nomination... his target value goes up. The threat level on Obama should now be considered HIGH and that is why I was disturbed to read how the Secret Service handled the crowd in Texas. There are just too many zealots who would do anything to either keep Obama from becoming President or do it just to become famous for shooting this historic candidate.

Part of the security problem is that candates are following a published schedule anyone can track, unlike Presidential visits which have become much less advertised. Security is difficult because the crowd control for candidates is almost overwhelming at times. Then we read that things that should never be in the news like security is being compromized to maximize his exposure for votes. That means maximizing his exposure to a future threat too.

I have a real bad feeling something is going to happen before this election is over. I hope not, but there are many compelling reasons to think otherwise.