[Yardstick]

Her comment is irritating but I chalk it up to her being classy and playing up the one silver lining she can see in it. Laura may not be a rock ribbed conservative but there’s no way she’s genuinely enthusiastic about a hard core lefty like Kagan.

[MayfairFly]

>>but there’s no way she’s genuinely enthusiastic about a hard core lefty like Kagan.>>

And your opinion is based on... what?

The job of the Bush wives has always been to wink and whisper to social liberals that they need not worry about their liberal causes. Their husbands’ may express conservative leanings to placate the conservative base, but never actually act upon them. Conservatives are addicted to being saps.

[Ann Archy]

Laura looked ESTATIC when she answered!! ESTATIC!!

[TomGuy]

there’s no way she’s genuinely enthusiastic about a hard core lefty like Kagan

She seems pretty enthusiastic ["I think its GREAT..."] about it in this clip -- in her own words, with her own body language:

FNS Preview: Laura Bush Excited By Kagan Nomination
[RealClearPolitics.com]