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See Bush Read. Read Bush Read.

He came.  He saw.  He f*cked it all up.

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And now, W and his rich buddies are throwing good money after bad to build an epic presidential library in his “honor” to make sure that all of us know how fantastic of a president he truly was.  GAG.

For the past 100 days while the rest of the country seems to be breathing easier because we have a more than competent President and Commander in Chief, W was rallying his financial troops and raising $100 million for his presidential library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.  So even though McCain and Palin had trouble raising funds for their campaign to continue the Bush legacy in the White House, W has won the Powerball for his presidential library.

A national finance committee has been created with 100 co-chairs placed in every state. Some of Bush’s oldest and biggest financial backers form a board of directors for the George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation, chaired by former Bush Commerce Secretary and Texas oilman Donald L. Evans. Members include Los Angeles investment banker Brad Freeman; Dallas hotel developer and former Bush ambassador to Costa Rica Mark Langdale; and Cincinnati-based businessman and Bush ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Mercer Reynolds.

Apparently, his library, like other presidential libraries, will house his presidential papers.  I wonder what those look like?

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I am also curious whether the most important fictional work of our lifetimes will be amply stocked on the shelves.  You will no doubt recall that this work of great importance took precedence over the immediate crisis of terrorist attacks on our nation’s soil.

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W’s also writing a memoir, which is sure to be a best seller.  I heard that he started working on it before he even left office.

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But surely, W can’t possibly think that his presidential library will win over the hearts and minds of millions of Americans today and in the future, right?  Langdale, one of W’s frontline fundraisers, said the Bush library will NOT be used to “defend or promote something that he did in the past but will offer a record to help future generations learn about what happened during a presidency, so they make better decisions.”

Um. Yeah.

Long has it been said that to the victor go the spoils, and that usually includes the telling of a particular version of history.   But the Republicans got their asses handed to them in 2006 and 2008.  I think 2010 will continue that trend.

Nevertheless, W’s library is going up in Texas, which is redder than a rooster’s wattle.  Nearly everyone in that state loves the Connecticut blueblood transplants, which make up the Bush family.  Texans don’t need history rewritten for them because he’s the greatest thing since Pabst Blue Ribbon.  Besides, by many accounts, Texas has the highest illiteracy rate in the nation despite Barbara Bush’s 20+ year War on SMRT.  Many Bush lovin’ Texans don’t need no stinkin’ books to tell them about their smokin’ hot, armadillo killin’ cowboy president.

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What W and his lackeys are not counting on is the power of the people.  Word of mouth is tremendously forceful, and a lot of people are still talking quite loudly and negatively about W’s presidency.  His popularity ratings are still tanking despite him essentially being out of sight and out of mind.  The American people understand how badly our country has been screwed over the past 8 years by W’s outstanding legacy.

I’ve got news for you, Shrub.  

Ain’t no library costing $300 million and covering 25 acres of shitty Texas real estate gonna change your sorry ass’s 8-year reign of bullshit.  I have plenty of good years in me left to run my loud mouth about you, and I am happy to wipe my ass with your “papers” anytime.

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  2. Jjc2008

    great big morning smile.   Don’t know where you gathered all this stuff but it was fun to read.  Thanks.

  4. mme truffle

    I imagine showing Bush the model of the building was a lot like that scene from Zoolander where they show Derek the model for The center for kids who can’t read too good.  Just imagine Bush throwing a tantrum and knocking over the model, but Cheney just stands there, parental and indulgent, smiling his eternally patient smile (y’know the one full of hidden dark things)he plasters on for most occasions.

    I do hate to spoil the fun but it’s also rather serious.  It’s yet another one of those issues where there were rumblings of impropriety from a few in the press corps and from a few good government folks like Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] who spoke out about the issue in Dec. 2007.

    The latest example of this sickness afflicting American politics is reflected in our political system being bought out from under us through the system of Presidential libraries whose principals seek to find investors from other countries to help to promote their legacy in perpetuity. Don’t believe the logic? Just then follow the money. With President Bush desperately trying to salvage his legacy, action is heating up on funding his Presidential library. While donors to George W. Bush’s Presidential library represent a Who’s Who in Republican politics, some of these donors have significant business with the White House. According to a recent Harpers magazine article, a wealthy Texas oil man, Ray Hunt, reportedly gave $35 million, $35 million to the Bush Presidential Library.

    This same businessman was a big campaign contributor to the Bush-Cheney campaign and, coincidentally, has a stake in a nearly billion-dollar proposal to pipe out Peruvian natural gas. All of our friends who participated in the recent debate on Peru free trade ought to think about this one. In addition, Mr. Hunt is closely involved with a “legally questionable” exploration deal with the Iraqi Kurds. Interesting set of friends in this White House.

    The funding for Presidential libraries by foreign agencies and bedded corporations is a disturbing trend.  Another issue is that investors are choosing to remain anonymous.  Sure, it could have something to do with the fact that they are giving money to one of the worst Presidents in history or it could mean that the money is paying off quid pro quos.  They could even be individuals or companies that are interested in making an investment in some revisionist history.

    For the sake of transparent reporting, I should also note something that was disturbingly left out of the left’s reporting of the Bush story.  President Clinton has also never revealed the donor list for his presidential library (although some of them were leaked).  Hillary, when asked about it on the campaign trail, said Bill would consider it; his staff later refused.

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