[jdm]

Take your favorite Republican candidate, past or present, be it John McCain, Huckabee, Thompson, Romney, etc. Now, imagine that one of their wives wrote a scathing Anti-American, racist paper in college. That wouldn’t impact who you’re voting for?

And I’m not saying Obama’s wife did write such a paper, but why is Princeton being so protective all of a sudden, if there’s no reason to be?

[purpleraine]

Of course it wouldn't. I don't vote for spouses or pay much attention to them. That was my first point.

When you can show me the spouse is pushing the president's policy buttons, sitting on a major cabinet post, or has decided to wear a burqa, then I'll do so.

Example, if I had known that Hills was going to develop the proposal for health care, I would have wanted to know her views. I wasn't voting for him anyway, but it should have been a campaign issue, against them.