Former First Lady Laura Bush

Yesterday on my flight from San Francisco to Dallas I had former first lady Laura Bush in first class. We were informed of her soon to be presence on our flight before we went down to the plane. She had 5 federal agents and an assistant with her. Three of the agents were in coach, one in first class and the other in the cockpit. She was one of the last to board the flight. She was as pleasant and as classy as I expected her to be. If I wasn't trying to be professional and keeping her presence low key I would of asked to take a photo with her.

I found myself pondering how much of our tax payer dollars go to making sure she has security when she travels. I mean once you're a presidents wife you can never go back to just being a normal person again. I guess she must have a certain level of security for the rest of her life. Then I found myself thinking what about those federal agents. What an interesting job that must be just following people around who need to be possibly protected. Sounds pretty cush to me.

It made for an interesting work day and for a story to tell. I'm always happy to report when someone I see in the public eye is nice in person. I guess to some degree they should be since they chose to be in the spotlight. Living life....