First Lady Michelle Obama's predecessors have carved out enough different roles as first lady that she is now free to fashion the job in a way that suits her. The first lady will take her time defining her new role, but already she's dropping clues. Sit in on Cabinet meetings like Rosalynn Carter? No thanks. Mrs. Obama says she doesn't like "the process stuff." Has she Picked a pet issue yet? She's identified a few favorites, including supporting military families; although her priority always will be "mom-in-chief" first. Based on what Mrs. Obama has said, her role is unlikely to evolve fully until she's assured that her 10- and 7-year-old daughters are comfortably settled in at the White House after moving from Chicago, the only other place the girls have ever called home. The thing we know for sure that the first lady will be continuing to do (and we love her for this) is be one of President Barack Obama's closest advisers. After all, their relationship began that way some 20 years ago when she was a corporate lawyer in Chicago and was assigned to be his mentor after the firm hired him as a summer intern. Ahhhh do we ever get tired of their story....... nope -- this "Pearl" will be one of our cherished role models for years to come.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
A Certain Kind of "Pearl" Lady
First Lady Michelle Obama's predecessors have carved out enough different roles as first lady that she is now free to fashion the job in a way that suits her. The first lady will take her time defining her new role, but already she's dropping clues. Sit in on Cabinet meetings like Rosalynn Carter? No thanks. Mrs. Obama says she doesn't like "the process stuff." Has she Picked a pet issue yet? She's identified a few favorites, including supporting military families; although her priority always will be "mom-in-chief" first. Based on what Mrs. Obama has said, her role is unlikely to evolve fully until she's assured that her 10- and 7-year-old daughters are comfortably settled in at the White House after moving from Chicago, the only other place the girls have ever called home. The thing we know for sure that the first lady will be continuing to do (and we love her for this) is be one of President Barack Obama's closest advisers. After all, their relationship began that way some 20 years ago when she was a corporate lawyer in Chicago and was assigned to be his mentor after the firm hired him as a summer intern. Ahhhh do we ever get tired of their story....... nope -- this "Pearl" will be one of our cherished role models for years to come.
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