His Point of View

I have lived in the metro Washington, DC area for just over a year now, and yesterday was the first time I actually saw a Presidential or Vice Presidential motorcade on the streets.  In fact I saw it twice in the course of 2 hours.   I am not sure which motorcade it was, because I could not see inside any of the vehicles… but it was still interesting to see the rolling roadblock in action on 14th Street.  The part of the motorcade which caught me by surprise was the ambulance that trailed behind all the black SUVs with agents standing through the roof, the vans, the truck and the dozens of police cars and motorcycles.  I did not have a camera with me at the time, so I searched the web and I found the photo below (on FLickr.com) which shows a part of some  motorcade, including the trailing ambulance.

I immediately thought about how the President and Vice President must be reminded constantly of fact that their job as leaders of the nation causes a state of  imminent danger of actions by US citizens who disagree with their ideas, and from foreign powers who seek to cause turmoil.  Imagine what it might be like to go out for dinner with your wife after work, and an ambulance was required to follow you around…just in case something happened to you as a result of your duties at work… that must be a lonely feeling, even though you are surrounded by Top Flight Security.    That has to be something that would make most people wonder if they are in the right line of work, on a daily basis.

I know that soldiers, police officers, fire fighters, and many other peoples’ lives are in imminent danger every day when they put on their uniform, and I salute all the upstanding honorable people in those lines of work.  But A special thanks must go to those upstanding and honorable people who are working to make the world a better place and the words they speak and write cause a threat of danger to them and their families.