Unemployment Benefits about to End? Well, at Least the First Lady is Still First Class Styling!

Tonight, thousands of Americans are worried that their unemployment benefits are coming to an abrupt end because U.S. House Democrats finally refused to cave to the Republican Congressional hostage takers who continue to terrorize America on behalf of the wealthiest Americans. I don't use the word terrorize lightly, but isn't that what hostage takers (as labeled by Barack Obama) do?

Meanwhile, another part of America today is on displayed on the front page of today’s New York Times Style Section, An America who is able to appreciate the relationship between First Lady Michelle Obama, who as the article states “obviously loves clothes” and one of her favorite ( and one of the worlds most haute couture) clothing designers Azzedine Alaia, who resides in the Marais quarter of Paris and favors faded Chinese pajamas.

Americans losing their jobs and homes in record numbers while struggling to make it day to day, is about being stuck without options. But the First Lady, the article states is “not going to be stuck on one of two designers and quickly developed a rational for her ever changing wardrobe. The 50 different labels she wore in the [first year of Obama’s Presidency] reflected a democratic approach."


I don't want to give the impression that The First Lady is out of touch with the reality of average Americans because there is a touch of "every day people thrift store” to the First Lady in this article. Because generally Azzedine Alaia, makes his clients come to him in Paris, but the First Lady was able to be fitted for her custom made dresses and other "Alaia pieces at the ultra exclusive Ikram on Chicago’s Gold Coast.

Well, at least while Americans are tumbling into the economic abyss, they look, they want  see Hilary Clinton wearing off the rack Bill Blass, But Michelle Obama waving down, dressed as if America were back on top.  My sincere apology if this sounds like a rant, but I was expecting that in the Obama administration, like the Clinton Administration, what the first lady wears would not be so relevant, especially during these sad times for so many Americans.  During the worse winter of the 1970's energy crisis, President Carter demonstrated his humble Southern roots and solidarity with the average American by wearing a sweater in the white house.  Hello?