Courtney Martin explores feminists’ fraught relationship with the first lady’s political agenda — or lack thereof:
Unlike Sarah Palin, who is aggravating because she’s all style and no substance, the first lady is driving many a feminist batty because she’s got so much substance but is shrouding it in nonthreatening style. While Palin is an actor dressed up as a politico, Michelle Obama — a powerhouse in the political and professional arenas — is dressed up as solely a concerned wife and mother.
