The Mail Online covered the story of our First Lady’s trip with friends to Spain. CBS news says the tickets round trip are a whopping $73,781.50. ABC Hypes Michelle Obama’s ‘Lush,’ Luxurious’ Spanish Vacation… which the same network — if you remember — slammed Laura Bush for an expensive trip (even though it was wholly paid for by them and not the tax-payers). Here’s Mail Online’s story:

Michelle Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends, which could easily cost U.S. taxpayers a staggering £50,000 a day.

The First Lady has been lambasted for her extravagance at a time when the economy is still struggling. One blogger went so far as to brand her a modern-day Marie Antoinette.

And her critics will be further annoyed when they learn that the president’s wife had a Spanish beach closed off today so that she, her daughter and their entourage could go for a swim.

Spanish police cleared off a stretch of beach at the Villa Padierna Hotel in Marbella after the Obamas had finished a busy day of sightseeing….

The exact cost of the trip is unclear as Mrs Obama, 46, and her friends are footing personal expenses themselves – which is just as well.

For a start, they will be paying for the 60 rooms booked at the 129-room Hotel Villa Padierna. With basic rooms starting around £380 each, the nightly bill will be no less than £22,800….

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It was also just recently pointed out that Chelsea Clinton’s wedding was 5-million dollars while this Secretary of State donated a measly $10 to relief aid for Pakistani flood victims she footed the wedding. The Republicans are not the party of the rich elite, Democrats are.