It also puts everyone on alert for potential attacks on the president. To illustrate his point, Mr. MacDonald told me a story about the recent presidential visit to Cincinnati. When Mr. Clinton came to town in March to speak at Xavier University, flights out of Lunken Airport were not restricted. As the president's motorcade drove into town, a sightseeing flight just happened to be following the same route. He was practically surrounded by copters loaded with heavily armed Secret Service agents who could ruin your day in a heartbeat.
Rules are rules.
Maybe politics have addled his ethics. These days, he's busy jockeying for a shot at the vice presidential spot on his party's ticket. Perhaps taking orders from a Democrat set him off. Instead of spending another public penny, Gov. Voinovich should shut up and pay the fine. Just chalk it up to the high price of being reasonable.