Sasha Obama, left, and her mother U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, arrives at the Marivent Palace, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010.
*Michelle Obama took a lot of heat for her trip to Spain last week with daughter Sasha – mostly from folks on the right who felt the expensive excursion was insensitive at a time when many Americans are struggling.
As more details of the trip emerge, it has been discovered that FLOTUS chose to visit Spain for a specific reason – to be with a good friend as she grieved the loss of her father.
