Obamas Tell All to Vacation in Gulf Region...Then Head to Maine

Why didn't the Obamas vacation somewhere on the Gulf?  Many Americans including me would have celebrated his solidarity with the economically embattled Gulf states.  He could have led by example in showing that this is an acceptable vacation destination. 

After all, the President and his wife Michelle both declared to the media that the Gulf beaches were safe and open for business (see here and here).  And then they hopped on AF-1 to vacation in Maine.  

Bad Move.