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...wife who's dedicated to her husband's campaign simply because she loves him, and not, as she herself is quick to point out, because she's interested in the spotlight. Bush himself loves to remind voters of his wife's appealing reticence. The story of his proposal, and Laura's response, has already become a stump speech chestnut: "I asked her to marry me," he'll tell a cheering crowd, "and she said, 'Yes. But only if you promise me that I'll never have to make a campaign speech...
...Laura Bush would be, in many ways, a return to the traditional first lady cast: She's an outspoken advocate for literacy, a politically neutral cause that was also championed by her mother...
...your mother-in-law," referring to Barbara Bush's quiet pro-choice stance. "Now, that's what you said, Lisa," Bush responded, chuckling. "Not me. No, I don't want to put a label on myself." It worked for Barbara - there's no reason it can't work for Laura...
...Finally, after a string of truly dreadful musical acts and the first stage of the roll call, America got its first extended look at Laura Bush, political wife. She took the stage at the convention at 10:05, amidst a rain of confetti and storming applause, and took her place in front of a backdrop of classroom desks filled with shell-shocked kids. Visibly nervous, but smiling bravely, Bush made her way through a speech peppered with references to her husband's dedication to the Texas education system, to her (apparently idyllic) family life, and with a few nods...
...nice job, and the audience went bananas over her. She's obviously well-loved among the GOP faithful, and she seems genuinely pleased by her husband's political ascent. By all appearances, Laura Bush is awfully good at being the wife of a presidential candidate - a gift she may have privately hoped would never see the light...