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People aren't asking Obama to "run around without security", we're asking him not to run around.
Previous presidents have made such concessions during tough financial times to show that they are willing to feel the pinch as well. Not every president has, I am sure, but there is only so long that you can equate Obama's behavior with previous sub par presidents before you rationally accept that Obama is a sub par president.
There's a big difference between rtaionally accepting that Obama is a sub par President (which I do) and buying into every criticism the right throws at him whether it's rational or not.
In fact, I'd say it's more rational to accept on evidence that he's been a poor President based on the facts of his Presidency than it is to brand him a failure because he's a Democrat.