[eddie willers]

So much as GWB protects Clinton, I think he is protecting his father as well. They all protect each other.

I'll go with that PLUS the "We didn't want to create a panic and show we were vulnerable in the heartland".

[Peach]

Definitely. The political protection was just for starters. The Congressional anti-terrorism specialist (Bodansky) told Congress before the blast that the ME was planning a terrorist attack in the heartland and would use lily whites; law enforcement didn't do a thing to beef up security as far I've ever been able to tell.