Apparently, it’s come to this:

As President Barack Obama campaigns to generate backing from voters for his health-care overhaul proposal, the first lady joined the effort today with a more focused pitch.

Michelle Obama said women are being “crushed by the current structure of our health care” because they often are responsible for taking care of family illnesses, arranging checkups and monitoring follow-up care.

I guess I missed the “Personal Concierge” provision of the proposed law.

And, could we get some facts to back up this assertion, please?

Women also are more disproportionately affected by the lack of insurance options because they are more likely to work part-time or at small businesses that don’t provide coverage.

I wasn’t aware that small businesses and part-time jobs were strictly the domain of women, but if I read it on the internet, it has to be true.

This smacks of desperation to me. It actually reminds me of the old 80′s trick where they added a new baby to the show when ratings were flagging.

I’m sure there’s a more apt comparison than that, but it’s Friday, and that’s all I got now.