Please cease getting yourself wrapped around the axle over your defense of Obama, you are embarrassing yourself and the state of Texas.
Many times during my 26 year military career I was asked by my superior or a senior government official did I call “higher” to report an incident.
No matter how much we think we know how to handle a situation I learned to call and report up the chain of command no matter how trivial it may seem.
A CIA agent asked me once in his office...”Did you call higher?” I told him no, I did not think the incident was warranted due to the weather. He responded...”it is or it isn’t, crossing his hands in front of his chest pointing his index fingers right and left.
I left and called.