I Wish I Was a Bear...

…so I could hibernate and miss all this sort of krep:

Obama's turn as Vogue cover girl establishes her as modern-day style icon

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Michelle Obama will soon grace the cover of America's style bible, Vogue magazine, amid her stated intention to focus on raising her young girls and to implement a three-pronged policy agenda: supporting military families, helping working women balance career and family and encouraging public service.

Not surprisingly, in a celebrity-obsessed nation that has long adored its cover girls, it's Obama's role as a fashionista rather than her work ethic that's fuelling the most excitement.

The 45-year-old Obama is only the second first lady to appear on the cover of Vogue. Surprisingly, it wasn't Kennedy who beat her to the punch - it was Hillary Clinton in 1998, donning a black Oscar de Renta evening gown. Both first ladies posed for famed photographer Annie Leibovitz.

I'd LOVE to be able to say something like “Wake me when it’s over.” But I remain awake and crap like the above is simply unavoidable as it's seemingly EVERYWHERE.

And about that cover… “The First Lady the World's Been Waiting For?” Really? You mean the world wasn’t satisfied with previous First Ladies? Or just that part of the world that happens to view itself like this? (on the right, obviously) I, for one, thought the previous First Lady was stylish, graceful, and more importantly... eminently sensible and composed. The current First Lady has BIG shoes to fill, IMHO, Vogue cover or no.

Can we just frickin’ STOP THE MADNESS? It’s already beyond old… it’s pathetic.