Some conservatives don’t get the distinction.

On Monday, Breitbart’s Matthew Boyle wrote a piece which publicized where Malia and Sasha Obama’s spring break vacation was taking place (greatly complicating the duties of their secret service detail). Last year, another conservative group published the government costs for Malia Obama’s trip to Mexico. The same organization previously reported on the costs of a 2010 Spanish vacation by Michelle Obama and her daughters. In producing these reports, the messaging was clear: protection for the first family is too expensive and should be restrained.

Ignorant to their double standards, these conservatives seem to be issuing an ultimatum: the president’s wife and daughters should not be allowed to vacation and until they stop, we will harass them for their acquiescence. This is ridiculous. Neither the first lady nor her children are political officers of the United States. But because of their family relationship, they’re nonetheless forced to endure the restrictions of 24 hour close protection. As a result, their privacy is minimal, their freedom of movement is highly restricted and their ability to blend with normal society is almost non-existent.

More: The Protection of President Obama’s Family Shouldn’t Be Political Football

The slag crew doesn’t care about standards, they care about traffic. Post the ridiculous, malicious, unfounded or biased and the clicks will flow.