Apr 16 2008
When it’s ok to joke
Barbara Bush kidded that what’s she going to do when her husband lose his job [at White House], playing down their wealth, “taking a job?” she asked. I thought of this when Nancy Pelosi joked if she didn’t get the Speaker’s gig, she’ll be a baby sitter for her new born grandson. Bush’s comment was fine, since she wasn’t running for public office, but Pelosi’s wasn’t. In all hindsight, Nancy should have stayed home and baby sit.