Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson
Well, WaPo said, snidely, that Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson have “downsized their wedding”. Possible conflict of interest in the guest rolls apparently.
Now this would only be of interest if you were following Rhee’s enormously impressive battles to improve the D.C. school system, as it has been presented, segment by segment, on Lehrer (PBS Nightly? What is the name of that show?).
Rhee is so filled with the spirit you root for her and feel her sincerity. The unions are worried about jobs and Rhee is worried about the kids. That’s probably not completely fair to many teachers in that system, but watching the drama play out on the PBS show, it does feel that way.
The reason this news snippet is of interest is that it was astonishing how much support Rhee was getting from the mayor. The man backed her 100%. It was admirable and courageous — very treacherous to go against public unions. It turns out now, it was also a thing of the heart.
Sometimes such emotional connections, frowned on at the workplace, don’t sabotage, but make things possible.
