by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, have three children, sons ages eight and five, and a daughter who is three. By all accounts they are normal, healthy, and happy kids who now have unfortunately found themselves living in a fish bowl where their every movement is subject to public scrutiny.
Like most American families, the Vance's try to carve out time to relax and enjoy life, but by virtue of Daddy's important government position, certain protections and privileges kick in which cause the Vance family to receive different treatment than the families of ordinary citizens would receive. As was previously mentioned in this space, the Vance family took a float trip on the Little Miami River in Ohio several days ago to celebrate JD's 41st birthday - and because his Secret Service handlers, and perhaps even JD himself, did not want to have get out of their kayaks or canoes and pull or carry them across bothersome low spots along the river, the Secret Service had the Army Corps of engineers open some flood gates on local lakes and raise the water level of the river. That maneuver made what the press referred to as "perfect river conditions for floating."
Bless their hearts!
This week in a pre-recorded poscast with Stepjhen Miller's wife Katie, Vance also talked about a trip that he and his family took to Disneyland in California last month. The fact that the family's unannounced visit resulted in longer lines for others to enjoy the rides should not be surprising considering JD's political status, but what is surprising is the glib way in which he discussed the aspects of his trip which inconvenienced so many others.
While apparently speaking about "Tom Sawyer Island" at the park, Papa Vance said:
"So we had the island to ourselves, which was very cool. I'd never been to Disneyland. Sorry to all the people who were at Disneyland for the longer lines, but we had a very good time."
And that's important - the Vance family had a very good time.
Meanwhile Joe Bob and Wanda saved all year for a one week, car trip to California and a two-day park pass to Disneyland for them and their three kids. But when they got to the park not only did they have to suffer the indignity of all of the rich kids whose parents bought them special passes so that they could go to the front of the lines and make the poor kids stand in the hot sun waiting for their eventual turn at the rides, but now they also got pushed aside so a politician and his family could have some privacy and quiet time while they enjoyed the park.
French peasants solved a similar problem two centuries ago.
This week the Vance family is visiting, vacationing, and entertaining in the British Cotwolds, and the owners of the mansion where they are staying have been out apologizing to their neighbors for the "circus" that the American politician has brought along in his wake.
All things considered, I suspect the Clampett's would have made better neighbors than the Vance's. Jed, Granny, Ellie May, and Jethro were wealthy, but they weren't obsessed with trying to show it.
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