In the latest issue of
Harper's Bazaar, cover girl Tyra Banks poses as potential first lady Michelle Obama, wife of the presumptive Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama.
Complete with a Barack-alike, the former Sports Illustrated model sits in a mock oval office with children under her feet, stands in a ticker tape parade, attends a State dinner, and lies in bed with a Harvard sweatshirt.
The real issue is, why do this at all?