Proving that you don't have to be an official member of the Bush administration to be completely wrong about Iraq, in an appearance on last night's Larry King Live, Laura Bush weighed in with her deep thoughts:

And many parts of Iraq are stable now. But, of course, what we see on television is the one bombing a day that discourages everybody.

Yes, it's that one bombing a day that's getting us all down. But of course, as is often (always) the case with her husband, reality tells another story. And reality says that during this week alone, there has been 34 bombings in Iraq, which works out to nearly 5 a day.

But perhaps we should cut the First Decider some slack because after all, she has to live, 24/7, with the knowledge that there are troops in harms way. And how does she "balance" the stress of that knowledge?

...we go to church. We exercise together, we watch movies together. We do all the other things that -- watch baseball on television, for instance -- that we both find relaxing. KING: Do you -- do you talk about it a lot? BUSH: We talk about it a lot. I mean, we live it.

So there you have it. From the beautiful White House, Laura and George Bush are living the war in Iraq.