AP: STERLING, Va. – The Senate may be the place for some former first ladies, but President Bush on Thursday categorically ruled out a run for office by his wife, Laura Bush.

“She’s not interested in running for office. She’s interested in literacy,” Bush said during an appearance at JK Moving & Storage. | story

Now the only ones to worry about are his twin daughters, his nephew George P. Bush, and his mother, Barbara “Antoinette” Bush, who had such thoughtful things to say about Katrina evacuees.

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