Laura Bush Raises Funds for Del. Valley GOP Candidates
While her husband was in Iraq, first lady Laura Bush was in the Philadelphia area for some political fundraisers.
Mrs. Bush's announcement that President Bush was in Iraq caught some of the crowd in Villanova by surprise.
"I don't know how many of you have your Blackberries on, but if you haven't heard, the president is in Iraq. Right now."
A gasp went through the crowd, then applause, as apparently this was news to many of the several hundred people gathered at the Appleford Estate in Villanova for a Rick Santorum fundraiser, featuring the first lady.
She praised Senator Santorum (at right in photo) for standing with President Bush on Iraq and taxes, but she returned to Mr. Bush's travels:
"I'm thrilled and I'm proud of my husband."