Every now and then -- as if from the mouths of progressive babes -- one of our children utters a remark that is seemingly profound, and sadly naïve. And it makes me wonder: what if children being raised in the White House really are the "luckiest lucky kids on Earth"?

No one can know the scrutiny -- the constant spotlight on every gaffe and awkward moment for all to see -- the child of a celebrity parent endures, let alone a child of the leader of the Free World. I certainly wouldn't wish it on my own children who -- for all their lack of obedient staff and taxpayer coffers -- have only known the great and lamentably rare luxury of a "normal" childhood.