Followed a link on The Drudge Report to a story about first lady Michelle Obama's tennis shoes costing $540. I am not sure why everyone is so caught up with her having nice, designer tennis shoes.The Obamas are not poor. They are not living paycheck to paycheck. They can afford them. What is the big deal.
I don't want the government regulating how much people in the private sector earn (whether there is taxpayer money involved or not ... if you don't like the way the business is operating don't give it any money), and I certainly don't want pundits and the like to tell people how much they can spend on tennis shoes, jeans, dresses, hair cuts and the like.
If the Obamas want to remove $540 from their budget to purchase a pair of shoes, then let them. Never mind what the money could do (like sponsor a child for nearly a year-and-a-half through Compassion International), it does not matter.
This is supposedly still a free country where people can make decisions like what to wear, what to buy and what to enjoy. No matter how hypocritical it might appear given her husband's penchant to steal from the rich to give to the poor, it is still their right to spend their money how they see fit.
If the shoe fits, you must acquit. No, wait a minute. If the shoe fits, wear it.
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