Posted on 02/03/2009 11:57:00 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY
As she prepares to step out beyond her role as the self-described “mom in chief,” Michelle Obama has been busy behind the scenes crafting a policy-driven agenda that will bring working-family issues into the White House — and she’s surrounded herself with a team of veteran political insiders and seasoned policy advocates to do it.
Aides are quick to say the first lady isn’t planning on having an independent policy power center in the East Wing. “Our job is to think through with the president and with the president’s team and assist in dialogue about policy. But the president is the policymaker,” said chief of staff Jackie Norris. In other words, it isn’t likely that Michelle Obama will be on the phone introducing herself to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, like Hillary Clinton did as first lady. At least not yet.
But as Obama made her first official trip outside the White House on Monday — to the Department of Education — the shape and direction of her office, with advisers who have worked for Bill Clinton, Al Gore and John Edwards, clearly bear a lot more resemblance to Clinton’s style than to that of Laura Bush.
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Before its over, Michelle My Bell will be remembered as the ‘meanest’ First Lady in our nations history, except unlike Mrs Lincoln she won’t have insanity as a viable defense.
Another co-Presidency? I sure hope not.
Yes Mz Obama, No Mz Obama, whatever you say Mz Obama. You know there is a lot of that goin on right now...and for the next 4 yrs.
She needs to be ‘craftin’ some style’.....which she AIN’T got.
She should probably craft some table manners of what I saw on the campaign trail is still the way she handles herself at the table. Talking with her mouth full, putting her hands in front of everybody, reaching across peoples’ plates...
Hopefully part of her “AGENDA” includes a diet plan and classes to learn how to carry herself like a lady.
I wonder what her stance is like. As the one tanks, change the subject.
Translation: the "mom" thing isn't really her bag and her and her "Team" are going to suck off some more taxpayer money for midnight basketball and "free" condoms.
It Takes A Village II. 2010 can’t come soon enough.
Now there's a scary headline...
Gee, you think she might be a busybody who thought she was elected?
at first glance, I thought it said Witchcrafts policy
Her Agenda is to keep close tabs on The Current President so that his wandering eye doth not appear. She’s probably got him outfitted with a personal GPS tracker.
I've seen the reruns and Flip Wilson was great as Geraldine.
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