LAURA BUSH IS NOT OFFENDED…

"The simple fact is, all symbols are offensive to some small minority somewhere, even symbols such as the U.S. flag, the Texas flag and the Christian cross, but this is no reason to reject our history or to spit on the graves of our ancestors.''

"The Confederate flag is not a symbol of racism. ... 
the flag does not offend me personally. I grew up in the South in Texas, that flag doesn't represent anything other than regional pride. It's a time of our history that we just can't erase." LAURA BUSH January 2000

OMG, common sense, quite rare these days...

http://web.caller.com/2000/january/22/today/texas_me/6564.html