Malia Obama Spring Break in Mexico

It appears that the White House is trying to shut down any news about President Obama's eldest daughter, along with 12 friends, spending spring break in Mexico.  That alone is news.  But, now, the White House is trying to get all news agencies to pull news stories about Malia Obama being there for "security reasons."  I find that a remarkable statement.  If they were concerned about security in the first place, would they allow their daughter to go to one of the most violent countries this side of Afghanistan?  Then let's consider that the U.S. government (yes, the same government her father allegedly leads) has a travel advisory about vacationing in Mexico during spring break.  To ensure security, 25 Secret Service agents have to travel along at taxpayer expense, of course.  That's right.  We are footing the bill for this 13 year old child to go to the most violent country in North America on her spring break.  Along with 12 of her closest friends, of whom I assume, also get this protection from the Secret Service.  If Barack and Michelle Obama were just ordinary parents, people would be asking them if they had their heads screwed on straight for allowing their child in drug war-torn Mexico.  As it is, this story is disappearing all over the internet. 

I'm not buying the security excuse as to why this story has disappeared completely from electronic, print and web media.  I think this has more to do with the criticism of the First Family taking so many vacations at taxpayer expense.  That criticism, especially in a Presidential Election year, is starting to have an effect. This story is disappearing for reasons not stated by the White House.  I find it odd this story disappeared from The Huffington Post (linked to Yahoo and had nothing about Malia vacation).  Some sites are saying "Leave the kids alone."  That same advice did not ever make it's way to the trouble plagued twins of George W. Bush.  If they fell down in a club, it made news the next day they were drunk.  This story is just another in a long line of the media's double standard.  I make note of the Obama daughter's vacation here simply because I find it appalling that President Obama feels that rules not only do not apply to him, but they do not apply to his entire family.  The Obamas should be making a statement Mexico is not safe for other American kids.  Instead, they are promoting spring break to Mexico by allowing Mailia to go.  The message this sends to other American kids (those without Secret Service protection) is unconscionable.