Stop it!

So the president took his wife out on a date in New York City tonight. He was keeping a promise he made to her that if he won, he'd take her to Broadway.

Yet even before the presidential jet left Washington, the trip drew fire from the Republican National Committee. The RNC went so far as to issue a news release in which they chastised Obama for his extravagance.

Oh puh-lease. This sounds way too much like a petty party.

I am a registered Republican. But I'm not sure how much longer I will say that publicly. It's too embarrassing. A president who still dates his wife--doesn't that affirm family values? A promise-keeper president--isn't that good? Can't we admit that on this quality he beats the pants off (no pun intended) of a president who dates--say--a famous movie star or an office intern?

Note to Party: Major on the majors. Because when everything someone does draws criticism, even the important critiques sound a lot like a kid crying "wolf!"