I’m so sick of all of this discussion in the media about how the Secret Service is putting the President’s life in danger. It’s not that I wish harm to him or to the First Family – exactly the opposite, I wish them health and well-being. Truly. But, I also would hope that they wish the same for me and my family despite ample evidence to the contrary. <\/p>\n
Yeah, some criminal fellow was armed and in an elevator with the president the other day and the Secret Service missed that. But, you know what? There are thousands of criminals crossing the border everyday who will probably end up in an elevator with me someday. There are jihadists living in our neighborhoods that the law enforcement agencies virtually ignore. <\/p>\n
The entire country has become more dangerous in the last few years, in case no one noticed. The feds sting terrorists about once a week lately. One fellow gets into the White House and we have to hear about it for weeks afterwards. <\/p>\n
During the Clinton Administration, I walked from my local smoke shop to the subway station with a box of La Gloria Cubanas under my arm – when I went past the White House, a Secret Service guard shadowed me on the other side of the fence because of my suspicious package, I assume – but then I fit the profile of a crazed vet who smokes cigars. So I don’t know how that guy got over the fence and across the lawn and inside the White House. I don’t think anyone could get across my lawn and into my house unscathed, but then, I pay attention.<\/p>\n
Arguably, the White House grounds have more armed guards than any place else on the planet and if criminals can get past them, maybe the rest of us aren’t as safe as the government tells us. Mostly, that’s because prosecutors won’t prosecute criminals, like the fellow who is calling my wife’s friends and telling them that he’s going to kill them because they know me. You know, the fellow who we had dead-to-rights on death threats last year and the prosecutor wouldn’t prosecute. <\/p>\n
But, yeah, the media sees a squirrel and would rather chase that than chase after real issues that have real consequences to the well-being of the entire nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"