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    MizJenkins: As long as she's not flaunting it (tacky) or spending public money (illegal) there's really no harm...I mean we wouldn't know how much the stuff cost ... more »
    greengrey: Is she buying her own clothes? Is it hurting anyone? Is it really kind of stupid to tell people to stop spending money because we're in a recession? D... more »
    Alecto: While I disagree that "looking good" is in the job description (if the Social Secretary were male, I sincerely doubt that being easy on the eyes would... more »
    loveyoumeanit: I think it's FINE. As long as her clothes aren't paid for with public money, we don't have the right to judge how much her coat cost. It doesn't even ... more »
    southernbitch: that was supposed to be a reply to pogostick09 but the scripts are all fucked up and i can't edit my own comment or reply to anything. whoopsie. more »
    southernbitch: i wouldn't necessarily say that she never had anything handed to her. her family is pretty influential in new orleans, and new orleans is a town buil... more »
    Questioning Everything: I know that is naive, but where does a gov't employee get the money to purchase such expensive clothing? I can't believe these are msotly freebies fr... more »
    goodcheapfun: If she is paying for her clothes than it is none of our damn business how much she spends on it. Plus her appearance is a part of her job and so it r... more »
    emfish55: It would be so much more patronizing and empty for Rogers to suddenly stop wearing the designer clothes that obviously fill her closet (and have for s... more »
    sportz.star: I think both the wear and the not flaunting are perfectly in line with the current national mood and economic trouble. The fact is, income and wealth... more »
    AthertonMerriweather: If people who have money don't spend it, the economy isn't going to get better. People need to calm down. more »
    sshacker: If it is her own money she is spending, I don't think there is a problem. I understand why she may not be flaunting it per se but since she appears t... more »
    badmutha: I don't think she has to dress down. She is supposed to look good. more »
    Rare Affinity: Out of curiosity, I wonder whether she has to pay for the designer clothes or are they freebies? If the clothes are expensive but by American designer... more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: Wait, there's a White House Social Secretary? For real? I seriously always thought that was a joke! more »
  • #divadilemmas

    Desirée Rogers Has Pretty, Pricey Clothes

    Desirée Rogers, White House Social Secretary and all around fierce dresser, would probably argue that looking good is all part of her job. But how much glam is considered too much, in our recession-plagued era? More »
  • #hasselblech

    The Squeaky Conservative Gets The Grease

    Elisabeth Hasselbeck went public with her beef with George Bush.
  • #clips

    The Presidential Christmas Card, Starring The Bush Family & Their Bitches