FLOTUSes blossomed
Brief descriptions by JC of the last few First Ladies:
Nancy Reagan was America’s nagging mother, what with the “Just Say No” program. My mom would have suggested “just say no thank you”, but that’s another matter.
Barbara Bush was America’s grandmother, offering lemonade and cookies (careful of the lactose intolerant, you see), and reading to the kiddies at the public library. Full disclosure, she did in fact read to my kids at the library one time).
Hillary Clinton was best described by P. J. O’Rourke as “America’s Ex-Wife”, and that pretty much sums it up.
Laura Bush was an actual librarian, and did the official unveiling of the statue of Dr. Seuss. C’mon, that’s neat.
Michelle Obama strikes me as a playground monitor, an officious overpaid representative of the state who got the job through political connections.
If the pattern holds, the next FLOTUS ought to be pretty spiffy.
Donna B. »
8 February 2010 · 9:16 am
Spiffy… and named Bush?
CGHill »
8 February 2010 · 9:40 am
I don’t know if I’d go that far.
fillyjonk »
8 February 2010 · 10:29 am
Well, someday we’ll have a FMOTUS. Or FGOTUS. Or whatever you want to use.
I think it would actually be interesting to see what kind of role a First Gentleman took on.
And I suppose someday we might even have a FPOTUS: First Partner.
McGehee »
8 February 2010 · 10:37 am
Please, no. Just… no.
Kay Dennison »
8 February 2010 · 6:36 pm
Maybe we’ll get a First Dude if Todd the Sleaze Palin has his way.
McGehee »
9 February 2010 · 8:26 am
Classy.