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.
The topic came up as the president took questions from his audience after a speech on the economy. A woman asked if Mrs. Bush would ever run for Senate from the first couple's home state of Texas, and Bush responded "never" รข€” twice.
He also declined the woman's plea that he at least ask Mrs. Bush if she might be willing.
She's a great lady," the president said. "She's not interested in running for office."
Mrs. Bush's popularity well exceeds her husband's, leading some to speculate that she might follow in the footsteps of her predecessor as first lady, now-Sen. Hillary Rodham, D-N.Y., and seek elected office. But, as the president dryly pointed out, his intensely private wife has never shown any interest in running for office.
"I'm pretty certain, when I married her she didn't like politics or politicians," Bush said.
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
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