[gleeaikin]

So you are saying that our President, of whatever party, should not get maximum protection from terrorists. That kind of “patriotism” is not what my son is fighting in Afghanistan to protect.

[presidio9]

Correct. George W. Bush (and his family) rode around in the very same car, and I don't recall even the environmentalists complaining about the gas mileage.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I don't think that any president of this Republic is a Roman Emperor, German Kaiser or Egyptian Pharaoh. No other world leader has anywhere near the accouterments of a modern US president, not even close. Having worked for the executive and been a bodyguard, I know how much of that is grandiosity, waste and gold-plating. And what in the world does your son in Afghanistan have to do with this discussion? I thank him for serving, but again, I don't see how he fits in here.