The First Lady's overseas vacation is not playing well at home

The first lady decided to take her daughters and entourage to Spain. She could just as easily have vacationed somewhere here at home, which would have helped our own economy at a time when many Americans are struggling.

Kirsten Powers, who is not a conservative, wrote about this in the New York Post:

The first lady's well-publicized, expensive vacation in southern Spain last week was a PR gift to her husband's opposition.

After all, we're in the middle of a major recession, with many Americans suffering terribly. President Obama himself, in discussing American economic woes with George Stephanopolous in January, said, "Everybody's going to have to [sacrifice]. Everybody's going to have to have some skin in the game."

"Sacrifice for thee but not for me" is not a great campaign slogan.