AND THE ROLE OF THE GOOD COP WILL BE PLAYED BY… “Fear is not a proper motivator”: Michelle Obama rebukes Hillary and Holder. “I don’t think Obama’s advice is really intended to be taken seriously, though. Her niche in the party at this point, and in American culture more broadly, is ‘role model.’ Urging people not to stoop to fearmongering is precisely the sort of moral encouragement you’d want to hear from a role model, and precisely the sort of thing most of us discard instantly once real money or power is on the line. Dems will applaud her for this, and they’ll be back to demanding an uprising against Republican monsters tomorrow.”