Michelle Obama certainly seems like a charmer on the campaign trail, but her answer on the Wal-Mart question – she serves on the board of a major Wal-Mart supplier, while he’s out denouncing the company for its wage, labor and benefits policies — seemed a little meandering:

When asked if she had considered resigning from her position, Michelle said that ultimately any changes that she made would be based on her own moral and ethical compass. “I’m going to have to make a range of changes in my life. I’ve reduced my work hours at work. I will probably have to take a leave at some point. I will probably not be able to maintain my commitments,” she said. “But if I make a change, it’s going to be based on … what I think is right.” As for her job being a conflict of interest, she maintains that her husband isn’t changing his views based on her job. “Barack is gonna say what needs to be said, and it’s not going to, you know, necessarily matter … what I’m doing if it’s not the right thing,” she said. “He’s going to do what’s right for … the country. He’s going to speak out. And he’s going to, you know, implement his views as he sees fit. … I see no conflict in that.”

Yeah, but if you really think Wal-Mart is bad for workers, and bad for the economy, etc., isn’t it wrong to do business with them? It’s morally okay to supply them with goods, but not to shop there? How does that work?