Michelle Obama wears leggings and thigh high boots to Mrs. Biden's funeral service (pictures)

Daylife Photos | 1/12/10 | Staff

[reaganrevolutionin2010]

"President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, before boarding the Marine One helicopter for their departure to Delaware to attend the funeral services for Jean Biden, mother of Vice President Joe Biden."

[reaganrevolutionin2010]

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Isn't that what wookies wear?

[BunnySlippers]

She’s wearing a dress. They are not leggings. She looks good for a change.

No big belt.

[albie]

They’d look better in an orange jumsuit.

[albie]

They’d look better in an orange jumpsuit.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Shoebacca.

[ClearCase_guy]

She’s a nazgul.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Good gawd. How classy (NOT!!!!)

[Dasaji]

It is a smart and sombre ensemble perfect for attending VP Biden’s mother’s funeral in cold temps.

[ConservativeMind]

Crud, 0bama even looks down his nose at a coffin!

[jessduntno]

Look at that face she’s making in photo #2...man, she is looking like she couldn’t possibly be more put out by all this...

[pgkdan]

I think she looks ok.

[ElayneJ]

I agree. She looks fine and, IMO, very appropriate.

[ConservativeMind]

And the few fashion magazines left will hail Ms. 0bama as a “funeral fashion plate.”

[Always Right]

Barrack is always looking up arrogantly and Michelle is usually looking down pissed off. But at least no high belt, so one of her better efforts.

[Allegra]

She looks good for a change.

I agree. I think it's a tasteful outfit.

[absolootezer0]

best outfit i’ve seen her in yet.. now to do something about that hair.

[SnakeDoctor]

I don’t get it. What’s the problem with leggings and boots? It was (presumably) cold. She looks fine to me, and it doesn’t seem particularly disrespectful.

Actually, I quite like it when the wife breaks out the boots. Its appealing, but not trashy.

SnakeDoc

[sinanju]

Yes, nothing inappropriate here. And yes, maybe she’ll retire the Big Belts that somehow only make her look fat and her tush look huge.

Speaking of Biden, among the juicy tidbits attributed to “Game Change” it seems Obama could not stand Biden from the start, which begs the question why he couldn’t choose someone else for a running mate.

The obvious rejoinder would be that The One is so ignorant he had no idea whom to choose and so did what his Iagos and Grimas told him.