First lady Michelle Obama will be in Milwaukee today to raise cash for Russ Feingold, the incumbent Democrat U.S. senator from Wisconsin with a listening problem.
So what will Michelle's message be?
Will it be different from what she said in Wisconsin on the campaign trail in February 2008?
Then, Michelle told us we were miserable and living in a hellhole of a country.
In Madison, on February 18, 2008, Michelle made her infamous statement about finally, for the first time, being proud of America.
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MICHELLE OBAMA: For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction. And just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment I've seen people who are hungry to be unified around some basic, common issues and it's made me proud.
Who could forget that?
For the first time as an adult, Michelle was proud of America. Stunning.
While in Milwaukee on the same day in 2008, Michelle told those in attendance their souls were broken and Barack would repair them.
At Milwaukee's Pabst Theater, Michelle Obama said her husband is prepared to address the challenges facing low-income and middle-class Americans.
"There is more that unites us than divides us," she told the crowd of several hundred. "But when you're struggling every day, it's easy to be cynical. It's easy to believe that nothing can change."
..."Barack understands that what we're lacking in this nation are will and hope," she said. "Our souls are broken."
Our souls are broken. We lack will and hope in America.
That's what Michelle saw. She believed Americans lacked will. Americans lacking will -- very nice assessment.
(I would never use those words to describe the determined people of this great country.)
Now, over two and a half years later, what does Michelle see?
Good grief, if we were a broken and hopeless people then, what are we now in her eyes?
So many people are out of work and struggling.
Barack didn't deliver. He hasn't been a healer. What's broken are all the promises the Obamas made.
So what will Michelle say when she's in Milwaukee to raise cash for the floundering Feingold?
Will she talk down America again?
If she's honest, she'll have to say things are far worse than they were in 2008. Barack hasn't changed things for the better.
Will she say he failed?
Of course not. She'll have no choice but to lie.
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UPDATE: First lady in Milwaukee touts Feingold's independence
Making her 2010 campaign debut, First Lady Michelle Obama headlined a fundraiser for Senate Democrat Russ Feingold Wednesday, arguing for his outspokenness and independence by noting that he "doesn't always agree" with her husband.
"So Russ, you and I have a little something in common," she said, addressing a luncheon crowd of more than 700 people who paid $250 to $500 to attend the event at the U.S. Cellular Arena downtown.
Obama also delivered a message to frustrated Democrats, saying change "hasn't been fast enough - yeah. But I think that many of us came into this expecting to see all the change we talked about happen all at once, right away, the minute Barack walked into the Oval Office door."
Said Obama: "But the truth is it is going to take a longer time to dig ourselves out of this hole than any of us would like."
She urged Democrats to vote early, and to "find all those folks who are planning to sit this one out. Find them! And we need you to tell them that they can't vote just once and then just hope for change to happen."
She gave an extended defense of the health care law her husband signed and that Feingold, unlike most Democrats, has promoted in his TV ads. Feingold's GOP opponent Ron Johnson has made that health care vote a central target in his effort to unseat the third-term Democrat. Before introducing the First Lady Tuesday, Feingold gave a high-decibel defense of the health care law.
"I'm the only member of the Senate who is running ads saying, 'You bet I voted for that bill! I'm proud I did it!'" Feingold shouted. "I am honored to have voted for President Obama's courageous action to bring health care (reform) after 70 years of waiting!"
Wisconsin GOP chair Reince Piebus called Michelle Obama's visit part of a "parade of D.C. insiders" coming to Feingold's aid, saying in a statement that it "probably isn't the best tactic for a candidate trying to prove that he hasn't 'gone Washington' over the last 18 years."
...Feingold told the Democratic crowd that "at times we have been behind in our own polls," but "as of this moment, I am no longer behind! I am no longer behind!"
Feingold should fire those responsible for doing polling for his campaign.
Obviously, he's trying to keep his supporters from being discouraged by the fact that Ron Johnson has a comfortable lead in the polls.
Russ, you are behind. Don't lie.
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