Obama's Long Weekend

The Obamas had a night on the town this weekend.

It's great to see the First Family actually be cosmopolitan, dashing and glamorous. They deserve it. Of course, the conservative pundits are crying bloody murder: "They're spending taxpayer money, it's too much of an extravagence, they put pedestrians at an inconvenience, and at rush hour no less, they're acting more royal than Presidential..."

I just have to wonder if these windbags ever run out of air.

Okay, so this was basically a $50,000-$100,000 date. That does seem like a lot, but what are the Obamas going to do? It's not like the man has time to take vacations at Camp David, or his own personal ranch - oh wait, he doesn't have a ranch. When the Bushes took their distinctly unearned vacations all throughout the presidency what did it cost for travel and protection? Since Obama is choosing not to take vacation time with dire world events in need of his attention, doesn't he and Michelle at least deserve one weekend of rest and entertainment?

Well, I have come to accept the reality that, no matter what Obama or his administration does, whether his stimulus package works and rights the economy, whether the ending of the Iraq war and closing of Guantanamo Bay prove to strengthen America and lessen the likelihood of terrorist attacks on her soil, no matter what he does right there are people for whom he will never be right.

But come on, folks. Even us lefties were willing to admit it when Bush got something right.

I know it's not the Republican way - or rather the NeoCon way - but it would be nice to see some of Obama's critics give the guy some slack. Just once is it too much to ask?