Going After the Ladies

I basically agree with Jonah Goldberg's column in today's LA Times; if the Obamas want Michelle to have a prominent role in the campaign, what she says is fair game for his adversaries. However, this explanation for why people are somehow reluctant to criticize Michelle is hard to stomach:

Indeed, there might even be something sexist in all of this, somewhere. After all, no one thinks that criticizing Hillary's husband is "unacceptable."

Or, the difference could be explained by the fact that Bill Clinton has been a public figure for three and a half decades now, and one of the world's two or three most famous faces for more than 15 years. That might have something to do with it.