Visited an old Cathedral in Granada today. It was very sad to see. The tour guide told us that it was once a beautiful mosque before those Spanish monarchs turned it into a creepy Church.
And what's with the food portions here? They are way too small. Oh, I know they're "tapas" (small plates) -- but I have a big appetite! I've come up with a strategy to get around the tiny tapas; whenever I see something on the menu I like, I just order three of them.
And what is up with the media coverage of this trip? Those nasty people at CBS actually reported that it cost the taxpayers $147,000 to fly my government plane here. (By the way, I thought it would have cost at least double that.) Others are harping on the 70 secret service agents working my detail! Do they want the First Lady to go out and about unprotected?! Sounds like some latent racism to me. Did Laura Bush ever receive such scorn? Noooo...because to them, Marian the Librarian was vanilla...and totally non-threatening. But let's face it, a lot of Americans have trouble with strong, brainy, devastatingly beautiful black woman. Let 'em keep nitpicking at me--I don't give a rat's ass. At least the international press is appropriately in awe of me. My staff says that 8,000 reporters are covering my visit. I should hope so!
I'm feeling a little bloated from all those salty Spanish olives I've been eating. As soon as we hit the Gulf Coast this weekend l'm going to start a green cleanse. I'll be damned if I'm going to subject myself to any of that oily seafood down there. Since Barack "worked" so hard on that spill, let him eat the results.
Well, I better get going. My 40 traveling friends and Mama are waiting for me to go down to the shopping district before dinner. I suppose I need to pick up some trinket for Barack's birthday. I'm thinking maybe a Spanish translation of "Dreams From My Father"...
Stephen Colbert: I used to think that President Obama was clever, but I just read these diaries, and the writing is TERRIBLE
thanks dunedin
In the past presidential 'family vacations' at least had a hint of public service - visit a school, hospital, give a talk somewhere. Not this bunch.
And absolutely no media coverage. If this had been a Republican first lady the press would have been circling like sharks in the water.
But I'm sure Laura and you will be very happy together in your Fox sound bubble, I heard it's nice this time of year.
Michelle's extravagance is reminiscent of the elite in third word who live in palaces WHILE the country is being driven into the ground. She has sooo little to do with the administration's agenda other than to be PROUD of it.
Kind of like a Super User who thinks that makes them smarter than the average literate.
Did Laura Bush take personal vacations? Absolutely. Every year. July 27,2003 she and all her friends arrived at Lake Crescent Lodge for a week long vacation in the Olympic National Forest. "I have a group of friends that I grew up with in Midland, Texas, and we hike every summer at a national park," said Mrs. Bush. Yes, she and her friends arrived on Air Force II with lots of Secret Service Agents.
Laura Bush took vacations without her husband each year of George W. Bush’s presidency, likewise travelling with her Secret Service detail on a government plane.
Stephen: I used to think that President Obama was clever, but I just read these diaries, and the writing is TERRIBLE!
Maybe Auntie Valerie gave them her credit card.. Letting all those slum dwellers freeze in her sorry apartments, saved her a bundle !
But Laura, prepare yourself for "Bush did it " I don't think he did, certainly Laura didn't...but that hardly matters, most folks were glad when he was in Texas, it kind of gave the country a break.
Actually Bush could have afforded to take this kind of personal trip. The real cost of this trip would take most of the Obama's money.
Mrs. Bush has traveled to all 50 States and more than 75 countries.
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/firstlady/
Maybe Michelle can stay with her adoring, fawning crowds in Spain and overseas, she sure is doing nothing for this country.