by Maria Bratikova

 

The First Lady is responsible for her behaviour. The Vice President is responsible for hers. 

The first is married to an elected figure, the President no less. An ounce  of propriety is expected of her,  naturally. The latter IS AN elected figure, official manner and conduct are expected of her. She is bound by the officialdom of her pronouncements and actions. 

You can compare both of the ladies‘ behaviours. BUT you don‘t  judge one‘s on the basis of the other‘s. Or we drag all the ladies under the microscope. . .

If I say Dracula is a blood sucker, would you say the Leech and the Anopheles are your bases for description to justify Dracula‘s bloody preference for hydration and thus trivialise his bloody hobby? Or to nail him?

Why drag the first lady‘s person into focus when the vice president‘s is put to scrutiny?