Speakeasy By Patrick Gavin FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint November 15, 2008 5:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint “I‘ve told my friends…that I’m on sort of the tour of the last of everything right now.” – Laura Bush, on Friday, making her last appearance before The Coming Up Taller Awards ceremony as first lady Recommended Stories Democrats' blue-state failures are becoming a political problemTaylor Swift breaks silence on Super Bowl halftime rumors as Bad Bunny pick draws backlashSouth Side woman: Trump sent 'love note' to Chicago Flips Red TagsPatrick W. Gavin Related Content Columnists Peace in Gaza would be Trump’s greatest achievement Entertainment Abandon all hope, Ye who enter here Education Magnolia State miracle: An educational breakthrough in Mississippi Healthcare Democrats hope GOP takes the bait on the not-so-Affordable Care Act during shutdown Magazine In new Supreme Court term, religious liberty and Roberts legacy also on the docket