Bush Rules Out Senate Run for First Lady

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

The Senate may be the place for some former first ladies, but President Bush on Thursday categorically ruled out a run for office by his wife, Laura Bush. She's not interested in running for office. She's interested in literacy," Bush said during an appearance at JK Moving & Storage.

The topic came up as the president took questions from his audience after a speech on the economy. A woman asked if Mrs. Bush would ever run for Senate from the first couple's home state of Texas, and Bush responded "never" twice.

He also declined the woman's plea that he at least ask Mrs. Bush if she might be willing.

She's a great lady," the president said. "She's not interested in running for office."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1523013

[jasmeel]

1. If she's interested in literacy-she should get to work on *!

[rateyes]

3. Talk about a full time job! nt

[terrya]

2. Gee, that's awfully nice that he decided for her.

Not that I would be excited about her in the Senate....

[librechik]

6. if my hubby spoke for me like that

he'd be limping for days.

They'd better make up their minds. Either she has stature to run for Senate (and rebut Hillary) or she's a lump in the bed.

[renie408]

12. Damn Skippy

He is so NOT smart. Even if you only looked at it from a PR angle, he should have said, "You'll have to ask Laura about that." Then he could have gone back to the WH and told her, "Woman, you will never run for office." if he needed to feel like the Big Man.

[Inland]

8. "And she'll have a house salad with italian and the poached salmon."

[rateyes]

4. Who's that weird looking guy...

standing with Pickles?

[Gato Moteado]

5. i'd love to see her in a senate race.....

she's as dumb as chimpy. it would be comical.

[Grateful for Hope]

7. Kind of unfair

Laura is not responsible for the travesty we have seen since 2000. Who knows what kind of opinions she would have if only everything in her life were not scripted since 2000.

She strikes me as a woman who is desperately trying to believe in her husband -- as there is mounting evidence that that husband has been, not only an abject failure, but also a liar.

My own two cents.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

9. Laura during the 2004 elections, on John Edwards:

When asked how she'd compare Cheney to Edwards, Laura sighed and said "Oh, PLEASE..."

As always, I respect the two cents' worth of my fellow DU posters.

I'd just respect Laura a LOT more if she'd take some S.T.F.U. lessons.

SOON.

[Grateful for Hope]

11. I hear you

She may not be as "innocent" as I thought she was.

[guidod]

10. I didn't know he owned 3 dogs...

poor creatures.

[Neil Lisst]

13. She's about a vapid as a first lady has been since Pat Nixon.

She seldoms says anything substantive.

[terrya]

14. She makes Nancy Reagan seem like a towering intellect

And I never thought that would be even remotely possible.