I have a soft spot in my heart for wives forced to endure humiliation to bolster a husband's career after he has behaved like a jackass. Denial begins at home. Hilary's right-wing conspiracy speech was the classic. Silda Wall's stoicism became a standard. Larry Craig's wife Suzanne displayed western grit, and Jenny Sandford showed all the ladies (first and otherwise) how to woman up.
With Mrs. Joe Wilson's ad defending her husband's unstifled enthusiasm during President Obama's address before Congress last week, the goal of the "
Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby" model has morphed from softening the publicity of bad personal behavior to recasting disastrous political acts.
Capitolist Patricia Murphy has
Roxanne Wilson's video here telling YouTube visitors her Joe is just an excitable boy. His outburst was a bit too "passionate," but he is a "wonderful father" with an "incredible work ethic" who's "always had an interest in politics." It will probably work, too. I have to admit the piano solo sound track sure made me want to move on from the subject of Joe's finger-wagging moment.