Michelle Obama rocks the bureaucracy with her star quality: Christian Science Monitor

Quoted via Christian Science Monitor:

Despite all the nation’s pressing problems, one bright spot for the Obama administration is the running narrative about the family – Michelle, the girls, the grandma in residence, the soon-to-be adopted dog – Portuguese water dog or Labradoodle? Still no decision.

Especially in such tough times, it’s pure escapist fare.

That the Michelle piece of the story has been so positive may come as a surprise. During the campaign, she made some missteps, saying, for example, that “for the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country.” Conservative magazines tried to frame her as the “angry black woman,” perhaps as a way to get to Barack when he seemed impervious to being attacked as the “angry black man.” more