[STARWISE]

She set the bar high for first ladies: grace, dignity, refinement, kindness, good humor, good works, wifely love and devotion ... and humility ... and she is greatly missed.

[STARWISE]

~~First-rate First Lady ........... PING!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

We’ve sure lost a lot of ground.

[spotbust1]

Thank you for this thread. I just posted on another thread that I am going off to bed now trying to pretend that this is still our first lady. What a class act. Beautiful inside and out.

God bless.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

And now we hear about how the current first lady has great muscle tone in her arms......

[Semper Mark]

The headline says it all.

[mockingbyrd]

Laura Bush put the Lady in First Lady.

[mckenzie7]

Now we have first woman. Or as the rappers say, first **

[Daaave]

Mrs. Bush 'did not have the glamor of Jackie Kennedy...'

That would be because the mainstream media didn't have 'A Slobbering Love Affair' with Mrs. Bush. But the MSM did and does have a sickening, slobbering love affair with the Kennedys and Obamas.

Have you taken a look at a magazine rack lately? Last time I counted about a half a dozen magazines devoted to the Obamas.

[Navy Patriot]

I still love Laura Bush, all class all the time, the best, even though I am disappointed in W.

[gigster]

She is a truly elegant lady.

[McGavin999]

Yep Star, she sure is missed. I have a feeling that she will be more and more appreciated as time goes by.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Didn’t have “toned” arms though....../sarc

[MamaB]

I don't think people realized who we had in Laura Bush until we got the nut who is the present 1st ????. I really miss her. She always knew what to wear and it wasn't the bedspread or her daughters’ sweaters. Who will ever forget that red and black number?

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Laura Bush: A First Lady who made America proud

Somebody remind me of what she did. Eight years and I can't think of a thing. Did she have a *cause*?

[Salvation]

**Laura Bush: A First Lady who made America proud**

Definitely! And not a bad speaker either.

[lonestar]

Yea for Laura!--all class.

Michelle Obama=no class.

[sickoflibs]

Best first Lady ever. Still proud.

You have to read Laura’s book, here’s a few samples :

Chapter 7 : Immigration reform : Because we all were illegal immigrants once

Chapter 8 : Compassionate conservatism, because conservatives are not compassionate like me

Chapter 9 : Same-sex marriage, because we need more love in the world.

Chapter 10 : No Child Left Behind , Why the teacher’s union loves your child more than you.

Chapter 11 Judge Sonia Sotomayor :A wise Latino woman on the court can better decide what’s fair for you.

Chapter 12: It’s not a child, it’s a choice. How to move on with your life after getting the ‘good’ news.

[Dagnabitt]

Her cosmetic surgery is subtle yet noticeable. Sort of like her left-wing politics.

[DoughtyOne]

When it comes to Laura Bush, and her recent comments, I think of it like this.

Number one, I was not a big fan of her husband.  I'll leave it at that, but during his term in office, Laura conducted herself with dignity.  I appreciate that.  She didn't go out shooting her mouth off supporting Leftist ideology.  She probably did go out and support 'No Child Left Behind', and I think it's reasonable to not be very happy about that, but when you think of Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton , it becomes quite clear that Laura was a good First Lady.

Evidently in her new book, and in recent interviews Laura has strayed.  I think of it more like the real Laura coming out, but then if you think about it, it was good of her to keep those thoughts to herself while First Lady.  I know it will seem like I'm grasping at straws for some of you, but I appreciate her service in light of that.

I know folks get tired of seeing my posts regarding the complete collapse of Conservative ideals at the top of the Republican leadership.  Folks, George Bush didn't get it.  Laura Bush didn't get it.  John MeCain does get it.  Cindy MeCain doesn't get it.  Bob Dole didn't get it.  His wife Elizabeth, while I do admire her to an extent, she was also guilty of not getting it.  Michael Steele complains of being harangued in his current position as leader of the RNC.  The man just doesn't get it.

Some of have us came to this thread to lament the failure of a person who should know better, to act is if she does.  In truth, isn't there a lot more to it than just Laura Bush's private thoughts?

Folks, there is an absolute void of comprehension when it comes to sound  governance in Washington, D.C.  You can expand that to many of our state capitals as well.  California, my home state, is devoid of sound leadership.  And folks are rather quick to pile on my state too.  Okay, I think that is fair in a constructive way.  Just what is different when it comes to our national leadership?  Can this nation as a whole be more proud of Washington, D.C. than Sacramento?  What in the hell is going on with our leaders?  They haven't got a frick clue.  We send these idiots to Washington, D.C. and they just melt down.

None of them seem to know we have a document called the U.S. Constitution.  None of them seem to know there is a southern border, and that we should be defending it.  None of them seem to know that our military needs our financial support.  None of them seem to know that Fascism isn't the way to go.  None of them seem to know very much of anything when it comes to our founding principles.

Oh sure some of you can point to the no votes on the health care bill if you like, but how many of those casting them were voting now because it wasn't "our bill"? I'd wager many of those no votes had been yes votes when Bush passed Medicare Part D.

There's a revolt building in the ranks of the Republican party.  And while I am saddened by Laura Bush's recent revelations, I am more disgusted by what it reflects from across the board, than I am what it reflects about her alone.  These people travel in rarefied circles, and haven't a real clue what the hell is going on in our nation.

If you asked them what they thought about Washington now controlling more than 50% of private enterprise in the United States, they'd look at you with a blank stare.  "What do you mean, we don't control that much."  Well, when you tell companies how much the pay will be, how much the bonuses can be, what types of cars they can sell, and who the CEOs will be, isn't that a management position?

Yeah, Laura, you're not who I'd hoped you were.  You're a disappointment.  You're also one of the least of my disappointments this decade.

[ContraryMary]

A classy lady.