A salary for the First Lady?

Yes, Even The San Francisco Chronicle Thinks This is a Bad Idea.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/01/04/INED151STP.DTL

Sounds like a trial balloon to see how the country will react to giving Michelle O. a salary because the poor woman will lose money being First Lady. I guess it is not enough that hubby is Pres-Elect. So, do you think if she gets a salary she will finally be proud of her country? Hellooo … the U.S. is in a major economic downturn, people are losing their jobs, homes and savings … and a salary for the First Lady is being floated. UNREAL.