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First lady makes political Play of Week
YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS(CNN) -- If she's clever, even a first lady whose husband says she doesn't like politics can win the political Play of the Week. Laura Bush does, occasionally, dabble in politics. She told CNN last week that she would like to see Condoleezza Rice run for president. "I'd love to see her run. She's terrific," Bush said. (Full story) Then she went to Africa to celebrate the inauguration of that continent's first elected female leader. "This is a historic time for Liberia, for Africa and for women everywhere" she said. The frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination is a woman, and the first lady was asked how she felt about Sen. Hillary Clinton's comment that Republicans run the House of Representatives "like a plantation.'' "I think it's ridiculous," Bush said. "It's a ridiculous comment." Smackdown! The first lady is a former teacher and librarian. Asked what she's reading right now, she said, "I'm reading a great book about Gertrude Bell." Bell, a contemporary of Lawrence of Arabia, was among the most powerful women in the British Empire. She was known as the uncrowned Queen of Iraq. Hmmm ... On Thursday, President Bush was asked an interesting question about his wife: "I was just wondering when we'll see our lovely first lady run for senate in the great state of Texas?" "Never," replied the president. We think the first lady should speak for herself, Mr. President. After all, she just earned the political Play of the Week. The first lady is the only person in the Bush Administration who's popular with both Democrats and Republicans. She's a uniter, not a divider. 
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