Michelle Obama and Nancy Reagan: Two Self-Realized Women Who Stand Tall and Tough with their Men

On occasion, even the smartest man screws up.

Yesterday was a one-on-one chance for President Barack Obama to 'make good' with Nancy Reagan for his off the cuff comment about Mrs. Reagan's belief in astrology. Read on.

What caught my eye is the private comment 'overheard' by reporters as President Obama escorted Nancy Reagan away from the presidential proclamation establishing the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission.

As Mr. Obama walked Mrs. Reagan out of the room after the signing, he was overheard saying to Mrs. Reagan, “Michelle,” and then “she just thinks the world of you.”

This was exactly my take yesterday, writing in A of C Redtracker: Smart Sensuality Nancy Reagan Meets Her Younger Counterpart Michelle Obama Tomorrow: "I sense that the two women will get along famously and have more than “chit chat” talk with each other. Although the Girl Talk might include adoring one’s husband. We have here two of the greatest marriages in the last 100 years of the White House."

Like Michelle, Nancy Reagan endured a reputation for not being a "soft sell" with the American public. Unlike Michelle, I don't believe that Nancy Reagan ever mastered the art of PDAs.

I can see how Michelle would like Nancy Reagan on many levels. At the end of the day, both Nancy Reagan and Michelle Obama are Smart Sensuality women, truly 'tough broads' who love their husbands.

For my many colleagues and readers who believe that being a self-realized woman requires that we give up such nomenclature in our lives -- that defining ourselves as women who respect and adore our husbands makes us 'less of a woman', I say 'not true'.

Michelle Obama -- and to a lesser extent Nancy Reagan -- are shining examples of the fact that a woman's life can embrace both.

It's Nancy Reagan day at the White House, and I must speak in defence of women who proudly adore their men -- and expect the same in return. A female can stand by her man and still hang her own self-identity shingle proudly on her front door.

This challenge is a lot mental, just like sexual desire. Women's mindsets define this gender landscape, right along with external forces not always in our control.

Sorry -- I know mine's not a popular view today, especially among younger women, but -- like it or not -- gender solidarity is part of the Smart Sensuality wing of Yes We Can.

The Obamas are not only about race in America, you know. They are very much about gender relations, too. Anne