At the time when there are almost 15 millions of unemployed Americans, when people are struggling with the tight budgets, when President Obama is asking the nation for patience, US first lady was having spectacular holiday in Mediterranean.

Despite the fact that Michelle Obama spent her holiday as a private person, it was not so private and definitely not politically wise. Michelle Obama is the first lady, the wife of US President, therefore her steps, decisions but also her holiday is watch so carefully as if it would have been the president. Michelle Obama is first lady, but for many Americans also an icon, a celebrity. At the very same way as the media watch her latest fashion trends, they watch how she spends her holiday and for how much.

US first lady says that she paid the costs for the trip of her and her younger daughter. Despite this fact, her trip was not so cost free for the US tax payers. They paid for her bodyguards and for her safe escort, which according to the Fow News is estimated to be $80 000 a day. Eyesores for others are the luxurious apartments, which estimated to cost about  €6000 a night.

There is nothing bad about the fact that Michelle Obama wanted to spent her holiday in Mediterranean, that she and daughter Sasha had lunch with Spain's king and queen on Sunday at the royal family's holiday retreat on the resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean, but what Americans care is the fact at the time when President Obama is telling them to be patience, to endure the economic crunch, his wife is not following this rule and the presidents advices...

Dagmar Benesova

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