CNN is giving credence to some speculation floating around the blogosphere that Laura Bush - wife of, etc etc - may go into politics, following the lead of Hillary Clinton.
And why not? Apart from HRC's term in the senate, Laura Bush's credentials are just as good as Hillary Clinton's: eight years in the White House as First Lady, and a few years previously as wife of a Southern state governor.
The serious part of this almost entirely fact-free idea comes from the suggestion that Texas senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is to step down in 2010 to run for the governorship of the Lone Star state. Then Laura Bush could be appointed to replace her, and run for election in 2012.
Chances of rumour turning into fact: slim. Very slim.
