The party girls reconsidered: “With the girls starting to acquire something of a trashy image—and a dicey re-election campaign coming up—the Bush family realized the media could be their friend after all. Now a slick makeover is underway. This month the first daughters have been unveiled to the world with all the coordinated hype of Apple’s latest iPod rollout. First came a Vogue magazine spread, featuring the girls in elegant designer gowns*, and their first-ever print interview. Then Jenna appeared at some of her father’s campaign events, followed soon after by her sister. This week they made solo headline appearances at a handful of campaign events—another first. And on Friday they’ll host an (undoubtedly informative) online chat at the Bush campaign Web site. It’s not hard to guess what this is about: A president seen as a blustery warmonger can surely use a couple of pretty young daughters by his side to help soften his image.” (Slate)