Just in from the Obama Transition Team: It has been confirmed that Michelle Obama will be named the First Lady in Barack Obama's Administration.
Conservatives asked to comment on the pick were almost all angry arguing that after Obama's choice of Rahm Emmanuel, long time friend and close advisor, as Chief of Staff this decision to keep Michelle Obama on as First Lady is proof positive that Obama is going back on his promise of a unity government.
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinzski on Morning Joe were in complete distress.
Joe said sourly, "You know, she will be the most liberal First Lady in the White House in eight years."
Mika responded by lamenting, "I think he should have picked Sarah Palin for this position. She's a mother, she is a stylish dresser, and she is a conservative. If Obama was really committed to bringing this country together he would have picked Palin to be the First Lady."
Rush Limbaugh went further arguing that Obama should go even deeper and replace not only Michelle, but also the kids. He said, "You know he should name Sarah Palin to the post of First Lady and ask Jenna and Barbara Bush to stick around as the kids. Michelle and her children are the most liberal First Family members that have been in the White House in eight years."
Tony Perkins of the American Family Council weighed in saying that "Obama should divorce Michelle for the good of the country."
The Fox and Friends team of commenters still unable to get past their sinister reading of the fist bump offered not only Sarah Palin but also Liddy Dole who has recently become available as "better" choices for the post of First Lady.
Joe Lieberman discussing his current predicament in the Senate with Don Imus seemed open to Imus' idea that he apply for the job of First Lady. Both agreed that Obama's choice of Joe Biden, a Democrat, as Vice President showed Barack Obama to be a rabid partisan. Joe went on to say that he was "very disappointed" that Barack Obama did not support John McCain, who Lieberman described as "the Greatest American Hero", in the Presidential contest arguing that had he done so "he would have shown himself to be trully bipartisan not to mention patriotic".
Sean Hannity believes that Obama needs to go much farther to establish a unity goverment by divorcing Michelle, declaring himself a Republican, naming Karl Rove as his Chief of Staff, naming Dick Cheney as his First Lady, making David Addington his Secretary of State and firing Joe Biden and replacing him with Sarah Palin.
Mitch McConnell said he wasn't really sure what Obama should do with Michelle, but that he was "very troubled" by her announcement that she would focus her work as First Lady on military families.
On the question of whether or not Michelle Obama should be allowed to stay on as the First Lady, Tom Brokaw would only say that his mother would not vote for her.
The question now remains whether or not the Obama camp will feel the pressure to make adjustments to the First Family in order to placate these important critics.