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In reply to the discussion: The haters are going crazy: Obama's daughter spends springbreak in Mexico [View all]Red Mountain
(2,344 posts)And it's a great right wing talking point. Not that you are, necessarily. Right wing, I mean. Enjoy your benefit of a doubt.
But you have to ask what a normal SS escort would be for a juvenile child of the President while traveling in this country before you can make a comparison. I don't know. Do you?
Then you have to ask yourself.......should they be required to stay put to save a buck? Does their travel have some value as temporary ambassadors of the US (Bush girls notwithstanding)?
And finally, if it's that big a deal......you should consider the number of children the right wing challengers to Obama the SS would have to protect.
I'll help......Mitt....5.......Santorum.......7.
Newt at 0 would be your best bet but who takes HIM seriously.
Mitt probably has a bunch of grandchildren since his kids are older.
Cost benefit analysis suggests this trip is a bargain compared to a Republican Presidency.