A Bush worth listening to

The only english-speaking channels here in Germany are CNN and BBC, so I've been watching considerably more news than I normally do. Most of it is depressing, like the horrible train wreck in Tokyo, the 5 car bombs in Iraq within a 10 minute span, and the 2 women opening fire on a tour bus in Egypt, but once in a while there is something good. This morning they showed clips of Laura Bush speaking at a dinner, which apparently she never does. Granted, she probably has access to the best public speaking coaches in the world, but she was extremely articulate and funny. A few quotes:

- "Here's a typical evening at our house. 9pm, George is asleep.... and I'm watching Desperate Housewives. With Lynn Cheney."

- "We were destined to be. I was a librarian working 12 hours a day in a library, and yet somehow I still met George."

- "George and I are opposites. He's talkative, I'm quiet. He's outgoing, I'm shy. I know how to pronounce 'nuclear'."

- "People often think Barbara Bush is a grandmotherly, Aunt B. type. She's actually more like.... Don Corleone."

- "Let me put it this way: 1st prize is a 3 day vacation with the entire Bush Family. 2nd prize is a 10 day vacation."

Anyway, there finally is somebody in the Bush family that doesn't make me feel like I'm wasting my time when I listen to them.