Don't run against gay marriages: Laura Bush

Laura Bush may not be the administration's greatest political thinker, and it is not at all clear whether her pillow talk gets through W's protective bubble, but her latest advice, one hopes, at least comes from the heart. Republicans should not run on the gay marriage issue, she said. AMERICABlog reports:

Usually Laura Bush comes out simply to buck up her husband's sagging polls. But this time she chose to speak out about against the anti-gay amendment, or at least against the Republicans using the anti-gay constitutional amendment in the fall campaign. That's interesting.

Now, sure, it's possible this is part of the White House ploy to make Bush look nicer. Sure, he's trying to ban gays in the Constitution, but he doesn't think this is a political issue. So yeah she's giving him cover. But there's more. Her comments are not helpful to Republicans who very much plan to use this issue in the fall campaign - it's the only reason they're bringing this issue up, to help energize their base in the fall congressional elections. So for Mrs. Bush to say "don't you dare," that's not helpful, especially since it's now the quote we all need to use every single time a Republican tries to bring up gay marriage against the Democrats.

Hey, even Mrs. Bush says you're out of line.

Of course, as The Republic of T points out, in the same interview she said she doesn't believe the public opinion polls showing W in the toilet and swirling around the drain.

UPDATE: AlterNet asks whether Laura Bush should get a free pass from the media: First Lady or fair game?