Yeah, that should do the trick. Send out a woman who admits to not having been proud of America at any point in her adult life to assure average Americans that their health care is safe in the hands of government bureaucrats.

Actually, it would seem that the point here is to use the First Lady as a human shield. Any criticism of ObamaCare will be turned into some kind of “smear” against poor Michelle for doing nothing but, er, shilling for a controversial attempt to socialize 1/6 of our nation’s economy. Those darn Republicans.

For the health care reform push, which got something of a reboot last week with President Barack Obama’s address to Congress, the aim is for the first lady’s imprimatur to put a friendly face and a noncontroversial spin on a complex, highly partisan issue.

She won’t get into the weeds on health care, pushing specific details or plans as Clinton did. Instead, she’ll make the soft, soccer-mom sell, highlighting the need to eat healthy, exercise and get preventive care. On Friday, Michelle Obama will appear at an event where women and families will talk about the health care system, and she will deliver remarks that will “amplify the president’s message on the need for health insurance reform,” according to the White House…

“Women are the swing voters on health care, and they are the people who pay most attention to health care for their families,” said Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager for Health Care for America Now, a coalition of community, labor and health care provider groups. “Having Michelle Obama as a spokesperson on health care makes a tremendous difference in terms of having women understand what the president’s plan will mean for families. It takes it from the policy to the personal.”

Hide the socialism behind the First Lady and then accuse Republicans of “smearing” and “attacking” said First Lady whenever they announce opposition to what she’s saying. Democrats are big fans of human shields. I’m just surprised they’re not using children…again.