Politics, Worst President Ever
Now we know the real reason Cheney is visiting the Saudis. He’s begging for millions for Bush’s presidential library.
The Worst President Ever will spend the rest of his time in office raising $500 million to build the most expensive presidential library ever constructed:
Bush loyalists have already identified wealthy heiresses, Arab nations and captains of industry as potential “mega” donors … The rest of the cash will come from donors willing to pony up $25,000 to $5 million.
The library and think tank will be built at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
I couldn’t stifle a guffaw when I read that Dubya’s library will also include a “think tank.” Why would a president whose signature accomplishment has been suppressing dissent need a think tank? And does he know that “library” is not pronounced “lie-berry?”
The number of books this man has read could probably fit in a small sized storage bin, leaving one to wonder why on earth he needs a $500 million library.
The answer, of course, is that Bush and his team are out to create a false legacy of his presidency, and rewriting reality costs money. The exaggerated scale of this project smacks of historical revisionism on a level that would make Stalin blush — a gigantic Potemkin memorial (to mix Russian political analogies) to a 43rd U.S. presidency that never happened.
How will this presidential library deal with Pres. Bush’s extraordinary record of incompetence — including dividing the country before taking it to war, the losses in this unnecessary war of hundreds of thousands of lies and billions of taxpayer dollars, his apathy and incompetence in the face of the Katrina disaster, skyrocketing deficits and foreign debt, enabling polluters, flagrantly breaking laws on eavesdropping and turning the United States into a global pariah – -just for starters?
It won’t deal with them, of course. They’ll be swept under the rug.
This final project of his term in office is emblematic of the life and career of George W. Bush. He gained the presidency with little or no experience, preparation or even aptitude for governing. Six years later, he has made a colossal mess of things. So now — just as he did with his business failures along the way — he is calling on his wealthy friends and his father’s supporters to bail him out, this time to the tune of a half a billion dollars, which is an obscene amount of money to build a monument for a man with such meager talents and so few accomplishments.
Topics: Politics, Worst President Ever
I hope “My Pet Goat” will be at the very front, in a glass case.
Maybe these fat cat donors could pony up the money to keep the EPA libraries open instead.
The people are to blame for the fiasco of a president. Not only once but twice winning the highest office in the United States of America. And including Texas the lone star state.
W should not have been president but power speaks volumes when millions of dollars are attached with the name.. if anything he will not cease to amaze but will discover if ever his conscience cannot be working full throttle.But when it does he will be laughing all the way to the bank once again.. as he has done before he tour as governor and the rest of his shoddy investments and sleazy dealings with men willing to gain more power and notoriety..
The people ought to slap themselves silly for voting for George not only once but twice.. Oh, I understand you voted for the better of two evils..
I was told that during Reagans election by the same kind of people who eventually lost their jobs during the Reagan Recession as well as their homes and families..
But once more, vote for best of two evils that makes sense..
For 56 bucks I can build them an outhouse. That’s where that crap needs to go.
500 million dollars for a library for Dubya? Who knew coloring books could cost so much?
Remember the executive order (executive order 13233) which limits public access to presidential archives? I do. Thus, I think you might want to consider altering your title to “Dubya’s Presidential ‘Lie-Bury’ to Cost Half a Billion Dollars
Kevin Phillips tells of how Bush as governor of Texas defied Texas state law by having all his documents shrink-wrapped, palletized, and moved beyond the reach of the state library system whose legal mandate it was to make them publically available. So it is a little hard to believe that the purpose of this Lie-Bury has anything to do with disclosure or promoting a fact-based view of the administration. We look for alternative explanations:
Wasn’t it soon after they began the practice of creating huge public erections in their own honor that Roman Emperors began naming themselves deities?
He himself admited that the only “books” he ever “read” were published by Cliff-Notes. Throughout his presidency, if you can call it that, he’s made use of Rove-Notes, and the Cheneysaurus. All of which would fit in a cowpie sized shoebox. Can’t we just impeach this bastard and exile him, ala Napolean, to a small rock 3 miles off the coast of Maine?
A library?
With two items: A preschool book about a goat. And a dirt bike.
Everyone wanting enterence gets Tasered at the door.
It’ll cost at least that much to catalogue the Bushists’ entire works of fiction.