Those numbers tell me that she's getting all the influence she needs at home. Hill got nothing real from Bill so she had to go outside the relationship to prove to herself that she could be influential. (feminist role)
Laura Bush, on the other hand, and her confident silence says this, is probably the President's closest counselor. (independent role.) This makes her (one of) the most powerful insider(s) in the nation.
Absolutely. Power-grabbing wives never understood the role of the mate who supports her husband and remains her own person all the while. She is his most valued ally. When he is in a position of power, so is she. My husband often says that people do not realize that women truly rule the world--through their impact on their husbands. Fortunately, we now have a first lady who is worthy of the role.