The girls are not relentlessly controlled by their parents. Some people are very upset by that.
My personal opinion is that W and Laura are secure enough in themselves, their values, and what they have taught their daughters that they can allow the girls to be independent and not worry and fuss and fume over "what will the neighbors think?"
They came off as a little silly and immature. I prefer that to an affected little policy wonk who has been schooled by her parents to be perfect at all times because THEY are control freaks.
College aged kids probably liked it, and parents who are raising their kids like W and Laura probably liked it too. Families who tease will relate to it, and parents who have been occasionally embarrassed by their young adult offspring will also relate.
Neither W or Laura were angelic. Like their parents, these girls are going to turn out just fine.
I highly doubt that either W or Laura would, at that age and on a public stage, have acted the way those two did. Jeb's son certainly didn't back in 2000 -- and no-one could accuse him of not knowing how to have a good time in his private life.
Of course the Bush family is big enough to absorb this, classy enough not to act embarrassed, and loyal to each other to a degree that is worthy of study and emulation.
It's really a non-issue, and I didn't mean to make a big deal out of it. I was just more surprised by it than anything, to tell the truth.