we are having 3 national days of mourning for the wrong person. they should be for George Martin

[linuxman]

9. A first lady not acting on something hardly constitutes responsibility.

She was by no means proactive on certain issues, but then again, she was only the presidents wife in the end, not a policy maker. She chose to focus on drugs, not stuff like LGBT issues which are a much bigger thing today. It was a different time, and our own current president had regressive views on gay marriage until very recently. I think it's nice when first ladies have a thoughtful and productive cause. At the time, we were in a drug fueled nightmare of crime and murders. She felt that was important. AIDs was barely understood at all and was a developing issue. I try not to wear my hindsight goggles too long when examining past figures. You can't have it all. History will remember the drug war as a failed venture. AIDS is an ongoing threat. I'm not sure anyone had perfect 2016 knowledge of that at the time. I just don't see the need to sulk over a president's wife having a mourning period, I suppose.