The Bushes, from George H.W. to Jeb, have always had a soft spot for Northeast Florida, finding it a profitable place for them to fund raise. And what the area might now lack in quantity of adherents, it makes up in quality. Fourteen of Bush 43’s highest potential donors in these parts met with him today to be shaken down in person.

Former President George W. Bush attended a private luncheon in downtown Jacksonville Thursday to drum up support for his presidential library from a small group of supporters.

According to a Duval County Republican Party spokesman, Bush met with 14 invited guests…

Marty Fiorentino was one of the handful of longtime supporters who were invited to attend.

“I’m excited to see the president,” Fiorentino said. “I think he’s going to tell us about the library and what he’s doing post-presidency. We’re looking forward to hearing what it’s like to be back in private life and a civilian. Hopefully we can talk about some of the good times during the time he was president and campaigns and trips through Jacksonville. We’re looking forward to that.”

It can’t have taken long to cover each and every one of those “good times” from when Bush was president. What were there, like, two?

And even though everyone refers to it as a “library,” the big guy himself is calling it the George W. Bush Presidential Center. After all, “center” is so much easier to say than, “lie-berry.”

A few downtown Jacksonville folks were put out that major streets were shut down in the middle of the noon-day rush for Bush and his 14 friends. On Facebook, one non-supporter noted, “Bush has Adams [St.] blocked off at Main [St.]. The fundamentals of lunch are still strong.”

Another said, “He is here to discuss his Presidential Library, er um, the George Bush Center for Kids Who Don’t Read Good and Want to Learn to do Other Stuff Good Too.”

Presumably everyone heeded warnings to keep their shoes on.