Is It Just Me?

Or does something seem a little off about this?  Michelle Obama visited the Secret Service headquarters and talks about how much she appreciates the work that they do (and I'm sure she does), but this is what she says:

"Sasha will come in, it's like, 'You took Scott!'" Mrs. Obama said. "Malia's like, 'You took Scott? That's not fair!' And then I'll say the same thing to Barack. It's like, 'Why did you get Beth?' It's dinner table conversation." 

"Why did you get Beth?"  Maybe because Beth's boss at the Secret Service thought she'd be a better fit for the assignment with Barack.  She's talking about these highly-trained men and women as though they're the Obamas' house slaves (how's that for post-racial?).

This is a unique view into the First Lady's mindset.  She believes she's complimenting them and in her own way, she is.  But this is how the First Family thinks about all the perks that come with being in the White House.  The lavish trips abroad, the separate flights to Martha's Vineyard, the bartering over Secret Service agents, and on and on ... Marie Antoinette was more low-key than this.