Given her horrific fashion choices, I’m surprised that she’s catching flack for re-wearing clothes. This is the first sensible action I’ve seen from either wing of the White House. While most of her fashion choices are out of reach of average Americans (how many of us can afford to wear Lanvin or Narciso Rodriguez?), she shows some understanding of the economic tone in this country.

So what if she recycles clothes? The FLOTUS is photographed every single day. Wearing an outfit more than once is practical. Her fashion choices are high-end. If you’re going to invest in extremely expensive clothes, wear them more than once! Even the wealthy should show some measure of American sensibility. I agree with Mary Tomer of the Mrs. O blog:

“I think the fact that [the first lady] re-wears pieces from her wardrobe shows deference to the economy … but more so, it’s normal,” said Mary Tomer, author of the book “Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy” and writer of the blog Mrs-O.org. “Even in the White House, it doesn’t seem practical that a dress or a pair of shoes would only be worn once.”

While the fashion choices themselves are bad, as evidenced by Politico’s slideshow, well-played Mrs. O for making some attempt to be frugal with your extravagant wardrobe.

Politico covered an event where Sanford urged conservative women in South Carolina to run for office:

“Women understand the conservative issues as well as any man. We run our households and our families, and we don’t live beyond our means,” Sanford said to a room full of the state’s most powerful Republican women, according to the first lady’s notes of the speech, which were obtained by POLITICO.

“We balance our checkbooks as we seek balance in our lives. We care about our security, health and well-being, quality education for our children and hope for their future,” she added. “We need more women and more true conservatives involved in all levels of government to bring common sense and efficiency to our big, bureaucratic government.”