While musing about the state of politics in general, Peggy Noonan notes the achievement of Laura Bush as an exemplary First Lady.
A word on Mrs. Bush. Everyone knows she is popular and admired, but I don't think it's been sufficiently noted that Laura Bush, in almost five years as first lady, has never made a mistake. She has not struck a false note or made a single misstep. This is remarkable. And our country has never seen anything like it.It is as if she were born to be first lady--easygoing, gently humorous, demure, ladylike. It takes enormous reserves of emotional discipline to sustain graciousness, to do the job right, to so disarm the press with what must be called, vulgarly but inescapably, natural class.
She has never embarrassed our country. Of how many leaders or their spouses can that be said?
Well done. Well and amazingly done.
Agreed. Maybe it's related to the fact that she's the first librarian in the White House.
Posted by Alan at August 12, 2005 06:43 AM