It’s good to see that the Washington Post is countering charges
of liberal media bias with their even handed coverage of the candidates’
daughters. Both articles document the daughters’ warm welcome into
politics. They are positively mirror images of each other. Compare and
contrast the intros:
From “Jenna
and Barbara, in Uniform:” “The president’s daughters have emerged
from their media-free zone of comfort into the flattering spotlight of
Vogue.”
And “Party’s
Girls: Daughters Debut:”
If you mussed up the hair a bit, these five women onstage could be one
of those late-’90s girl-power bands, Sleater-Kinney maybe, the kind that
rock out and look hip and also hate Bush. Or maybe a theater production
of “Sex and the City,” each girl representing an exaggerated female
type: There’s Vanessa Kerry, the one with the luminous skin and regal
nose who’s clearly the leader. Her sister, Alexandra, the reserved
artistic type who’s trying to hide although she’s the tallest. Young,
raven-haired Cate Edwards just making her debut. And the Gore girls,
Karenna and Kristin, the beautiful brainiacs who are now blissfully
private citizens.