momification? give me a break!

Are you keeping up with the latest and most inflammatory battlefront in the "mommy wars," the questions raised about Michelle Obama's decision not to quit her lawyer's job to be...um, First Lady? Is the implication that she'd be advancing civilization to stay in Chicago? I hope instead that as First Mom, she helps direct some attention to the increasing price we all pay by trying to outsource childcare, and the forces in our culture that attempt to make this seem like a healthy option.