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    Fair Game

    Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 3:37 PM | By Noreen Malone
    June, totally fair. Why does a vice president need a wardrobe that's extraordinary? Clothes don't affect on-the-job performance, and as long as she doesn't look like a slob, it doesn't affect public diplomacy. We don't expect, say, beauty contestants to give answers in the interview portion that are much more than serviceable. ...Wardrobe is to the presidency as interviewing is to pageants--sure, it affects what you think of the candidate, but it's not really what you're picking your pony on in either instance.

    I'm not saying there's anything wrong with being a politician and a clotheshorse--in fact, I kinda dig it. (I'm looking at you, Nancy!) But it's not been a lifelong interest of Palin's, and unlike other things she hasn't shown an interest in, this one has virtually no bearing on the substance of the job she wants to do. Sprucing up your look--helpful in a campaign, of course--can be done on the cheap.

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