Coverage of Jenna Bush justified

Last week, Jenna Bush, one of President George W. Bush's 19-year-old twin daughters, was cited for attempting to purchase alcohol with a fake ID at a restaurant in Austin, Texas. This is the second time in a little more than a month that the Bush daughter has been busted by the police in connection to alcohol. She was issued a ticket for underage drinking at an Austin nightclub April 27th.\nDuring the course of his campaign for the presidency, Bush made a point of not having his family involved in the press. Both of his daughters Jenna and Barbara, as well as his wife Laura, were not the issue and didn't need to be featured in the press, Bush said. This has for the most part kept in line with former President Bill Clinton, who while his wife was quite notorious for being in the news, kept his daughter Chelsea out of the press.\nThe question that is raised by these recent police run-ins by Bush's daughter Jenna is this, should the press not cover these transgressions by the First Daughter, or are they fair game, since she is a member of the First Family?\nThe answer to this question is yes. Despite President Bush's wishes, the simple truth of the matter is that his family is the family that represents the country, every single one of them, not just him. Therefore, they should be held accountable for their actions, including being held accountable in the press. In this day and age of information with the Internet, all news channels and numerous newspapers and magazines, the American public has an unquenchable thirst for information, especially information involving their government.\nThe important thing for the press to remember though, as they eagerly throw stories out all over the place concerning Jenna's citation for use of a fake ID, the press should just as eagerly publish stories that tell of positive things done by the daughter\'s, within reason of course. If one should graduate with honors from college, that should get just as much coverage as the citations.\n