After a brief search on the internet regarding the thought that SUV's are safer because you "ride higher":
"SUVs are heavier and ride higher than regular cars. The high ride contributes to a propensity of SUVs to roll over in accidents. According to NHTSA, SUVs rollover in 37 percent of fatal crashes, compared to a 15 percent rollover rate for passenger cars."

Also, driving an SUV is such an egotistical act.
"In March 1999 NHTSA examined the design of many popular SUVs and found that the height and frames of SUVs make them extra lethal to people riding in smaller vehicles."

Whatever happened to people doing something for the good of society? We are all about 'me, me, me' and have completely forgetten about making choices that are good for the whole. Driving an SUV may be safer when not involved in roll-over accidents, but you just killed your neighbor/brother/sister or a stranger because your SUV plowed into their passenger car.

And about parading other corporate moguls around in an Escalade, there are plenty of luxury passenger cars out there that would impress.