I don't think there's anything wrong with Michelle Obama vacationing in Spain; they have the money, so why not?Indeed. Nothing more to know or ask.
Yes, yes, I know--mean Republicans would make hay out of a vacation no matter where it was. Probably so. But no one would be much interested in those charges, while this does seem to have some grip. And while characters in novels may improve their lives immeasurably when they learn to stop worrying about what other people think and just be true to themselves, this is not a life path that is open to political figures.
I wish I had access to the economic knowledge that allows her to determine the relative effectiveness of "those charges" & the "this" that "does seem to have some grip."
And I wish she'd stop w/ the "grip" for "traction" already. You could all stop using "traction" in that context, as far as I'm concerned.
M. Bouffant
Cross-posted at Fire Megan McArdle.