How can Obama and his administration relate to the middleclass? Are they for real?

The simply answer is that they can not relate to the middle class. Anyone in a position of power in the US is by virtue of their position no longer able to relate to the middle class.

Neither the GSA scandal nor the Secret Service prostitution scandal had anything to do with President Obama. GSA Chief of Staff Mike Robertson mentioned in passing the existence of an [inspector general] investigation to a White House staffer that he regularly worked with on GSA issues. This was in late May or June of 2011. The staffer was not a west wing employee, rather, it was a member of the White House Counsel's Office, which currently employs twenty senior, associate, and deputy associate counselors, not to mention dozens of paralegals, clerks, receptionists and interns. The extent of the over-spending or the exact nature of the investigation was not mentioned.

It should also be pointed out that the GSA has been in existence under the past five presidents, three of which were republican, and the large percentage of the abuse of funds started in 2006, under the Bush administration.

President Obama immediately reacted when he called for the resignation of GSA chief Martha N. Johnson and fired two of her top deputies and placed four managers on leave. This was over two weeks ago.

As to the Secret Service, they are not employed by the president, but are employed by the Treasury Department (initially the Secret Service was formed to prevent the spreading of counterfeit currency. The Secret Service was formed by President Abraham Lincoln and the legislation creating the agency was on Abraham Lincoln's desk the night he was assassinated, thus the reason they are now the chief protectors of the president.) Secret Service agents assigned to presidential detail require years of intense training and were most-likely hired before Obama took office. Also, it was not a vacation, Obama was in Colombia for diplomatic reasons.

As to the donor parties and flown in chefs, every president in history has hosted state dinners and donor dinners. Those dinners are not paid for with tax dollars, rather they are paid for by donations from supporters. It is a White House tradition and one that has been observed by democrats and republicans alike.

And since you're so concerned as to how many vacations Obama has taken, so far, President Obama has taken 61 vacation days after 31 months in office. At this point in their presidencies, George W. Bush had spent 180 days at his ranch where his staff often joined him for meetings. And Ronald Reagan had taken 112 vacation days at his ranch. Among recent presidents, Bill Clinton took the least time off -- 28 days. (http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18563_162-20093801.htm...

Do a little research before you point the finger please. It only makes your argument seem more intelligent and less like petty whining from a malcontent.

Yes it must have been a hard life going to Princeton and Harvard and hobnobbing with Hyde Park upper crust.

Bunch of hypocrites. Funny they play the race card and try to appeal to poor black families that they truly cannot relate to yet leave out important details such as law firms, high society...

Funny how Obama appeals to black Americans yet doesn't focus on the fact that his single, white mother raised him alone. If he was smart, he would have turned his attention toward that to gain some respect from single moms and SAHMs. But again here, we're asking for smarts... Remember, this administration rewards only failure and cronyism.

If you think there exists a national politician who isn't at least somewhat rich, than your delusional.

Possibly because President Obama grew up in middle class?