You’re right about Laura Bush. She is a dreadful liberal masquerading as a well-dressed, tasteful and demure librarian. (come to think of it, most librarians probably are liberals)
Betty Ford was the first in a long line of liberal First Ladies, Democratic and Republican, up until Laura Bush and Moochelle. Even the sainted Nancy Reagan was pro-abortion and insulted pro-lifers and fought to “save” her husband from the ignorant wingnuts of the Republican party.
Yes unfortunately. But even at that Laura and Nancy were more lady like than the current FLOTUS. And they weren’t extravagant either, jetting around the world when most of the world can’t pay their bills. Their politics may stink but even liberal First Ladies had lines they didn’t cross.