Who wants some cake?

Just consider these estimates on part of the costs of the latest Obama Hawaii trip:

* Mrs. Obama’s early flight to Hawaii: $63,000 (White House Dossier)

* Obama’s round trip flight to Hawaii: $1 million (GAO estimates)

* Housing in beachfront homes for Secret Service and Seals in Kailua ($1,200 a day for 14 days): $16,800

* Costs for White House staff staying at Moana Hotel: $134,400 ($400 per day for 24 staff) – excluding meals and other room costs

* Police overtime: $250,000 (2009 costs reported by Honolulu Police Department)

* Ambulance: $10,000 (City Spokesperson)

TOTAL COST: $1,474,200

Hey, you know where you don’t need beachfront homes for Seals? The White House. You know, that place where plenty of presidents have spent their holidays. Or in Illinois, home state of the Obama family.

Either one would be a nice alternative as a display of solidarity with the millions of people out of work thanks to the Obama Administration’s policies.

But that’s not good enough for the royal family. They need to spend $1.5 million, yank staff and agents away from their families on Christmas, and utilize local emergency services. Her Majesty couldn’t even wait for her hubby to depart Washington a few days later. They had to go on separate flights.

And the same media that grilled Bush for visiting his home in Texas, are now writing puff-pieces on how wonderful the Obama family vacation has been.