Protect President Obama

By AlterNet and Credo

According to Ronald Kessler, a veteran investigative journalist, President Barack Obama receives around 30 death threats per day -- a 400 percent increase from those delivered to George W. Bush while he was in office. Recently, a Secret Service agent told Kessler, "We have half the number of agents we need, but requests for more agents have fallen on deaf ears at headquarters."

Meanwhile, as "birthers," "deathers" and assault-rifle-strapped town hall protesters seem to be multiplying, one fact has become glaringly clear: Obama is not adequately protected. It's time for us to tell Department of Homeland Security Chairwoman Janet Napolitano that she needs to dedicate adequate attention to this problem. Tell her to give Obama the protection he deserves.