[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'm told she made the trip because she promised one of her closest friends, a longtime Chicago pal who just lost her father, she would spend time with her.

What would be wrong with going to Chicago to do that?

[LoneStarC]

OK, so she wanted to console a friend after the death of a parent.

What has that to do with taxpayer funding of a jet-set extravaganza to Spain?