When women were chattel

Harking back to the days when women belonged to their fathers until marriage upon which ownership reverted to the "loving" spouse, President Bush has unilaterally decided that his wife will never run for office. Apparently he does not even feel the need to consult her in this decision.
Now, I'm not advocating a run for the Senate for Mrs. Bush, but the least he could have done was let her answer the question. Unless he objects to those bluestockings' argument that women can actually think for themselves.