Peggy Noonan gives some advice to potential First Ladies. An excerpt:
Detached good nature goes far. From the beginning of her public life, Mrs. Bush has operated as if she had an invisible shield around her, her own invisible popemobile with thick plastic windows that kept her from getting the gunk on her. She never let it touch her. "Your husband is the savior of mankind"--she'd smile pleasantly and not let it touch her. "Your husband is the spawn of Satan"--she'd smile and not let it touch her. This took profound discipline, some wisdom, and perhaps a natural detachment. Mrs. Bush should be studied. She never attacked, rarely defended, and only carefully shared.
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