The XX Factor : first-ladies

Hillary for Secretary of State?

Melinda Henneberger — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:05:00 GMT

No doubt Hillary Clinton could fill Condi's high-heel boots and still have time left over to advise Michelle on what not to do as first lady. (Remember when Rice took the job almost four years ago and described her mission as building on the foreign policy...(read more)

Did Cindy McCain Really Wear a $300,000 Outfit?

Julia Turner — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:07:00 GMT

Speaking of feeling sorry for Cindy McCain , I felt a spasm of pity for the woman during the GOP Convention, when Vanity Fair ’s “Politics & Power” blog published a post called “ Cindy McCain’s $300,000 Outfit ” claiming that one of her looks—the...(read more)

String of Pearls

Dahlia Lithwick — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:51:00 GMT

And so begins the bride-off. Blech. Articles like this one pitting Michelle Obama against Cindy McCain, remind me of how gross the position of first lady can really be. The wives of the candidates are being evaluated for such important qualities as jeans-size,...(read more)