The word choice in that headline left me a bit…um….well…{scratching the back of head while squinting a bit} uh, well..you see….

Liz Smith comments, “…she seems to be one of the rare members of the Bush dynasty with great common sense.” Most certainly. Personally, I believe Laura Bush to be a conservative Democrat at heart. Her track record on issues, least those she could be prompted to discuss, her record is one of a common sense moderate stance. I am also of an opinion Laura is the smartest of the Bush extended family. She is supportive of Roe versus Wade and has always avoided sharing her thoughts on abortion. She does promote adoption and other alternatives to abortion but carefully avoids condemning abortion. Her stance on gender issues favors women’s rights and, like with abortion, she is careful to avoid feminist issues. Laura did suggest a female Supreme Court justice. She is a soft spoken advocate for women. Interesting enough, she assumes a neutral stance on gay marriage and she does suggest this is a personal matter for communities and people to decide. As we all know, Laura is a strong advocate of literacy, especially child literacy. She devotes much time and energy to promoting reading skills and reading comprehension ability amongst children. These are highly critical skills for success in life. Laura is to be warmly commended for her efforts. Rather ironic Laura’s emphasis on literacy did not rub off on George. My hunch is Laura is the stronger of the two, her and George. I suspect, without Laura, her husband would have suffered a nervous breakdown years back. Laura appears to not have aged at all over the past eight years. George appears to have aged eighty years over the past eight years. Laura is a first class act. She simply exudes dignity and grace. I am interested to read Laura’s comments about being First Lady. I would like to learn how she found the personal strength to not clock George over his head with a whisky bottle. Okpulot Taha Choctaw Nation

Hopefully Laura Bush will come out in a stronger role in the future. She is the only loss to us when President Bush leaves office.

Liz! Thanks for getting “row to hoe” right! People abuse this little phrase all the time…”road to hoe”…”roll to hold”…”road to hole”…. I’ve heard it butchered in all sorts of ways over the past few months. I guess these people never worked on a farm. Hoeing is tough work to begin with, but some rows are tougher than others.

Liz, again i enjoyed reading about your open mind and common sense! Of course i am interested in Laura Bush’s biography, she seems quite cool, never showed anger, and kept a lot of secrets!