Santorum Questions Obama’s Parenting Skills, Obama Hits Back

Washington D.C. – President Obama’s campaign hit back at Rick Santorum after the Ex-Pennsylvania Senator called Obama out as a bad parent.

Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager, told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell,

“I think that children, for candidate purposes, have always been off-limits in presidential campaigns, and really any campaign. I’m surprised that Rick Santorum wouldn’t agree with that.”

Santorum offered his critique of Obama’s parenting after news got out that Malia, 13, was vacationing in Mexico with classmates.

“What I would say is that the president’s actions should reflect what his administration is saying. If the administration is saying that it’s not safe to have people down there, then just because you can send 25 Secret Service agents doesn’t mean you should do it. You should set an example. I think that‘s what presidents do. They set an example. And when the government is saying this is not safe, then you don’t set the example by sending your kids down there.”

The State Department has issued travel warnings about parts of Mexico. Santorum didn’t realize that the part of Mexico that Malia is in was not under any type of advisory. Santorum still pressed on by saying that President’s should be held to a higher standard.

Traditionally the White House does not comment on Presidential children. They made the exception after a 7.9 on the Richter Scale earthquake hit Acapulco yesterday.

Rick Santorum is currently in the running to challenge Obama in 2012 but is starting to slip behind Mitt Romney in the primary.

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