The First Lady is such a fascinating office to hold. You're not elected, but it's very much official. You can see the latitude of power of that office.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The First Lady has a lot of power. I hope Hillary Clinton realizes that.
The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.
I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.
Today is indeed an historic occasion when as a first chair-in-office woman I hand over to another woman chair in office, your Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, in the presence of a woman head of the Commonwealth, Her Royal Highness, Her Majesty the Queen of England.
I'm all for having an empowered first lady who can really use that position to improve conditions, be a role model and make change.
Clinton is the first female to be taken seriously for the highest office in the land. She has the credentials, the stamina and she is a good campaigner. Her detractors in both parties like to say she can't win, but they may be proven wrong.
It's easier to make fun of a first lady than for a first lady to have fun. The scrutiny is ferocious.
There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.
Any first lady can do whatever they want to do. In this country, people expect them to work on whatever they want or to have a career of their own.
The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband.