By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Presidential candidate Herman Cain — Mr. 9-9-9 — will get U.S. Secret Service protection, the first Republican candidate to do so, CNN reported.
The question is: Are there just too many hostile people out there who are tired of hearing Cain spout his “999” tax policy?
CNN said it’s unclear why Cain is getting the protection.
CNN reported that it’s not common to get protection so early on in a campaign, but it has happened. It reported that then-Sen. Barack Obama was placed under Secret Service protection in May 2007, far before the 2008 election.
