Paranoid vs reckless
by digby
The President of the United States:
"Obama’s limousine, a Cadillac said to weigh as much as fifteen thousand pounds, is known as the Beast. It is armored with ceramic, titanium, aluminum, and steel to withstand bomb blasts, and it is sealed in case of biochemical attack. The doors are as heavy as those on a Boeing 757. The tires are gigantic “run-flats,” reinforced with Kevlar. A supply of blood matching the President’s type is kept in the trunk."
The President of France:
I don't know that either example of presidential security is particularly rational. But it's an interesting contrast.
h/t to AG
