Michelle Obama Is Not off Limits

About a month ago, Barack Obama tried to claim that his wife should be off limits from political criticism. Here's a clip of Illinois Senator Dick Durbin doing the same thing.



Again, this has absolutely no merit. Criticism of Michelle Obama is totally within bounds because she has given political speeches on the campaign trail in favor of her husband. Once you make yourself a part of the campaign, you're going to be subject to criticism from the opposition. You can't make campaign speeches and then claim you can't be subject to criticism from the opposite side. It's attempting to get a free pass, and sounds a lot like "old politics". I thought the Obama campaign was all about "new politics".