| Show On The Other Hand Wh What t Should the Role of af the First Lady be In Government The Conservative Angle Rebecca I Robbins Traditionally the First Lady of our country has filled a maternal dome domestic tic role She gave tea parties and co concerned herself with issues that mainly affected women and children With the arrival of Hillary Rodham Clin ton in Washington we have to forced to reexamine reexamine reexamine re- re examine what what- our idea of a first lady is I have to admit that I find Hillary to be extremely extremely extremely ex ex- competent bright and wise However However Howver How How- ever ver it does put me ill at ease to hale the first ladys lady's role so completely revamped within a period of one year The role of the first lady has changed from one who usually males small talk to on one who makes major policy decisions and recommendations Every first lady has had an effect on this country country's s policies the power of pillow talk is un- un deniable Every presidential couple has counseled and advised each other but I do believe that Hillary might might- have more move influence than other First Fust Ladys Lady's might have It would be impossible impossible impossible sible to deny that Mrs Rodham-Clinton Rodham is qualified for her job She may well be more qualified th than President Clinton Im I'm not saying that women should know their place I I would expect a first gentleman to avoid a formal role or post it in national politics If a first lady or first gentleman wants a formal v voice ice in policy he or she should ru run or be appointed to that position solely in their own merits The appointment of anyone as close to the president as a spouse sibling or parent should have the good graces to stay in an informal role as an adviser Maybe we just should have been honest about the whole thing and elected Hillary The Liberal Angle Ancle Connie nast In the past the First Lady has been a silent partner in the presidential campaigns presidential topics and decisions that effect the US directly Within the past se several eral decades the role of the First Ladies have changed dramatically As the times have given women more visibility in the workplace workplace workplace work work- place in elected governmental positions as aswell aswell aswell well as appointed ones the First Lady has reflected those cries of Let women lead I feel safe in saying that no one could have imagined that the would spring Hillary Rodham Before she was President Clinton's wife she had established herself in the private realm of law one of the toughest that women can break into In her own right Mrs Rodham Clinton is a person who anyone would appoint to any position not because of who she is but because of f what she has done I cannot understand why everyone is is in an upheaval over her to the Committee ommittee on Healthcare N Naturally y the first thought is that the President ent only appointed ed her herbe be because ause she is his wife What the American public ref refuses ses to see is that she is a political person separated from her husband No other White House wife has been as liberated public and vocal as she No other President would have appointed his wife to such a prominent position as it would be considered political suicide It takes a true man such as President Clinton to that his wife is indeed a asset to US policies and t to not be threatened by her power The times they are a gin and I say that this is a tradition that that- from here hereon on out will wiIl chan change e politics marriage and home It i ithe is the reflection of American society and and and-a a good one |
