This caught my eye today: Barack Obama is getting a Secret Service detail.
The Secret Service said Thursday that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama was being placed under its protection, the earliest ever for a presidential candidate.
Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff authorized Obama’s protection after consultations with the congressional advisory committee.
With more than 9 months to go before the first primary, the death threats he’s getting must be pretty bad for them to start protecting him now.