The sense of entitlement was always clear and even understandable (I mean, who wouldn’t develop such a sense when he’s been furnished an elite education, presided over a prestigious law review, advanced goodly sums for an autobiographical book and patronized for a meteoric rise in politics all because he’s an articulate, bright, clean, nice-looking black guy). It’s the abject tone deafness that astonishes me. I realized he didn’t “get it” after one of his first sit-down interviews as president. He said the only thing that had gotten under his skin in the first few months was the sniping he took for “date night” in NYC. It really fried his butt (my words) that he couldn’t take his wife out on a date whenever and wherever he pleased without getting pilloried in the media. The inconvience, difficulties, hardship and expense incurred by others were utterly beside the point. Narcissism, entitlement and tone deafness are not a winning combination.

I note everyone else has avoided this particular snark, but I won’t. I do wish Marie Michelle would learn to dress appropriately. She’s the First Lady of the United States, not a jet-setting super model.