How timely!
Shortly after President Felipe Calderon of Mexico and his wife Margarita Zavala arrived in Washington to attend tonight's tony State dinner, Michelle Obama was thrown headlong into the controversy surrounding the landmark Immigration Reform Bill signed into law in Nevada a scant two weeks ago.
During an educational "play session" in a classroom at a local school - with Margarita Zavala in tow - a student of hispanic origin asked the surprised 1st Lady what was being done to help one of her relatives who was in the country illegally.
Did someone organizing the event - with a political agenda in mind - set Michelle Obama up?
Michelle, unlike George W. Bush - who tended to choke when pointed questions were delivered out-of-the-blue his way- was quick to respond without skipping-a-beat.
Her choice of words was mighty intriguing, however!
"Yes, We must make sure people have the "right" papers," she calmly told the young child as the media and members of the President's detail went into a tizzy.
Curiously, after the unexpected incident went down, individuals close to the student who posed the question were suddenly "not available" to talk to the press or comment further on the controversial moment.
A spokesperson (!) on behalf of the student and her family asserted that they were afraid to come forward.
From where I stood it smacked of a conspiracy to pressure the President into taking action.
After all, it stretches one's credulity to imagine that the child in question - suffering that particular illegal immigrant dillemma - would happen to be present at a such a high-security event today of all days.
And, likewise - be allowed to pose a volatile question sure to rock the White House.
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