Hope Springs Eternal

This article is mostly about Laura Bush firing the White House chef (riveting, I know), but also talks about her sky-high approval ratings and her more comfortable, assertive manner as she starts a second and final four year run as First Lady. Faaaaar more important, it includes this encouraging jewel:

The first lady has become more candid with the news media. In a recent interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," she said her daughter Jenna's reported new companion "is not a serious boyfriend." She later joked with a group of magazine reporters that perhaps she was being "a little too candid," according to the Hotline, the National Journal's daily political report.