But this takes the cake, and I just can't resist one more rant about the absurdity of this Cosmic Ego who thinks he was destined to Save Western Civilization and just can't give up the quest.
Having announced that he would be suspending his campaign on May 1, wouldn't you think he would be folding his tents and preparing to close shop?
Not so. Newt was still out campaigning in North Carolina. He says he had committed himself to several events in the state, and he didn't want to disappoint anyone who had planned to see him.
Not to worry. The crowds didn't come. Almost no one came. The entourage touring a racing car manufacturing plant consisted of one lone staff member, several obligatory Republican officials, and one local reporter --
and . . .
AND -- 12 Secret Service men. TWELVE ? ? ? ?
The price tag? $40,000 per day to continue the secret service protection for a man who has already announced his withdrawal and with no crowds clamoring to see him.
Maybe some outraged taxpayer might want to kill him. That's about his only need for protection that I can imagine.
Ralph
PS: The New York Times used an apt analogy: the Japanese soldiers who turned up in remote areas long after August 1945 and had no idea that World War II had ended.
PPS: It's now reported that the secret service protection for Newt was set to end Thursday night.
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