A mixed-media artist whose work is charged by politics, Lawrence, 55, striped a silver bulb with a swirl of tiny text from a resolution to impeach Bush. "America cannot regain its moral leadership in the world if America cannot hold its leaders accountable for their actions at home," the text reads. "Without accountability, a Democracy will fail."

As one of over 350 artists asked to create a Christmas ornament, Lawrence submitted her work to a White House office this October. She never heard a word of criticism. Along with the other artists, she was invited by Laura Bush to attend a White House reception on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 2.

On Monday, Lawrence gave an interview to Washington Post gossip columnist Roxanne Roberts, revealing her political handiwork. Lawrence was not supposed to talk about the ornament publicly until Laura Bush revealed the "secret theme" of the ornaments -- the colors of the flag -- at the Tuesday afternoon reception. But she didn't explicitly ask that the interview not be published. "I guess I was naïve," Lawrence says. On Tuesday morning, her interview hit the Post newsstands.

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