A Breast-Feeding Plan Mixes Partisan Reactions

NEW YORK TIMES:  Perhaps it was inevitable that when Michelle Obama proposed something, Michele Bachmann would be the one to criticize her.

The surprise is how many of the reactions crossed the usual political boundaries.

On blogs and in interviews, some liberal Democrats found themselves agreeing with Representative Bachmann, a Tea Party celebrity from Minnesota, when she criticized the first lady for a campaign to promote breast-feeding. Some conservatives, meanwhile, stood up for Mrs. Obama for promoting what they said was a healthier choice…   (more)

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