CNN report what really matters

On December 23rd, CNN reported in its political ticker that Obama was photographed shirtless and what's more, offered the press a beer. My first thought was "reporters can't accept favors...and surely President Elect Obama was just being good natured." I have no doubt that my suspicion is right. What bothered me more than the reporters attempt to make it appear that Obama is some how trying to buddy up with the press was the fact that CNN posted a photo of Obama in shirtless (and he looked good) - rather than posting the photo and asking "Where was the Secret Service?", CNN posted a useless blog on Obama's attempt to have a well deserved vacation. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/page/4/

Seriously? Are we that naive as a nation that we should debate whether or not we are invading Obama's privacy by posting a shirtless photo rather than worry about why someone with a photo zoom lens was that close to our soon to be national treasure? It has nothing to do with privacy and everything to do with common sense. Obama is not a celebrity, he is our Commander in Chief and should be protected as such.