BFD

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

Oh yeah, he's pathetic all right.

That said, Big Fricking Deal. He can go play of his new Dallas estate, drop off the world's radar, and we'll all be happy. I doubt he'll be welcome anywhere but at fundie fundraisers, with even less public appeal than Nixon post-resignation.

[anthrobabe]

memoirs?
presidential library?

What a hoot!
not really

[Swatopluk]

Why is it not the Bush-Cheney library in an undisclosed location?

"We are the knights of the investigator's table. We are seeking the holy safe of Chain-Eye in the mysterious library of Bush. Please assist us in our Quest!"

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

I find the comparison with Carter plain offensive, and I can't imagine what company in the world would like to have such an idiot in their board; even for show purposes, pay him to avoid showing up?

Is not as if the moron is poor and he didn't capitalize during his tenure. I agree with Kana, let the fundies and organizations like the NRA pay the fees of his speeches.

[Sibling Chatty]

He's too self-centered and greedy to actually DO anything for someone else.

I want the World Court to arrest him and Cheney both for war crimes. Lock 'em up, and let Laura drink and smoke herself to death in 'peace'.

[Aphos]

Given the whole anti-intellectual direction of the Bush presidency, I have to say that a Bush presidential library is terribly ironic.

[Swatopluk]

There were rumors that it could be located in Colorado Springs (heart of the fundie territory).

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

With funding from the discovery institute?

[Griffin NoName]

Suitable place for the library? I heard their might be some space getting freed up in Guantanamo Bay ! 

[beagle]

The George W Bush Memorial Concentration Camp

Nice.

[Sibling Chatty]

Given the whole anti-intellectual direction of the Bush presidency, I have to say that a Bush presidential library is terribly ironic.

2 copies of My Pet Goat and an coloring book he's almost finished. How much money do they need? You could store that in a pup tent.

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A fried on faculty as SMU says there is STILL major dissent among faculty and staff about his 'library' being there. The trustees, however, Rethugs to a man, are thrilled.

They need to discuss the 'value' of it with Texas A&M, who have his Dad's Prez Library...Lots of stuff happening, but the upkeep is high. (Security bills, especially)

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

I, for one, would be interested in his "library" if it contained actual minutes of the various presidential briefings.

I'd be particularly interested in the brief the president had, about Bin Laudin, not long before 9/11.  I'd be most interested in whatever comments Bush may or may not have said, what was said to him, and so forth.

But, I can only imagine those minutes are long since shredded.  Right after copy of the Constitution that formerly adorned the Oval Office wall was....

........

"library" indeed.

That's akin to a butcher keeping a pet cow in his backyard.

What they ought to truthfully do, is have a large-ish building.  Line it's interior walls with shelves.   Empty shelves.   Put markers along the edges of the shelves, to represent the many books that didn't get into the hands of students as result of Bush's budget cuts to education.   Oh, there would be a single shelf containing some books, of course.  These books, appropriately enough, would be in the fiction section.  They'd all be about ID and Creationism.

Now that would be a tribute to Bush that would be both honorable and truthful at the same time.

[pieces o nine]

I'm bracing myself for local discussion about the alleged  "airquotes"  Presidential Library  "/airquotes".‡

I was invited for a weekend  "airquotes"  Happy Hour  "/airquotes"  with friends of friend. That would be the same rigid rethugs I met before, whose company is quite pleasant until they start pontificating:

...the problem with liberals  is that they don't have any values and don't stand for anything...Gun Rights!...if it wasn't for Acorn  and all those other corrupt Democrat  scams trying to put everyone into a house -- and getting big kick-backs for doing it -- this country wouldn't be in such bad shape...Gun Rights!...they think they can just print money for these big bailouts and don't understand it's going to bankrupt  us! Conservatives  understand Economics better than that...Gun Rights!...

ad nauseum.

I sat there with a frozen smile between two of these yahoos for what seemed like an eternity, reflecting on my  social-progressive friends, who would consider it terribly impolite to intentionally subject a guest in their midst to sweeping generalization insults for chuckles. That kind of good manners is probably just a sad example of our  "airquotes"  effin' PC gone mad  "/airquotes"  though.

None of them has asked my actual  opinions on the various bailouts, its oversight (and lack thereof), or any other aspect of this whole global mess. I find the assumption that *only* evil liberals are directly and soley responsible just incredible, since I suspect that partisans on both sides have made their respective contributions ever since economics and partisanship were invented. It is even more incredible coming out of the mouths of some in their group who are proud that their domestic and global political and economic knowledge is not based on *any* news -- not even Faux.  They still believe that McSame is the Vet's Bestest Friend and that SP is a "airquotes"  Real Person™  "/airquotes".

Therefore, I will not be surprised when this admittedly small  sample of proudly uninformed "airquotes"  strong  "/airquotes"  Republicans gets up on their high horses elephants  (sorry, Pachy -- but it's a completely different breed from yours entirely!) to voice support for the Dubya Memorial Lieberry.



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‡  random usage of ["airquotes"] is something I learned during the pres debates... 

[Pachyderm]

No need to apologise, Pieces, I am at ease with my image, and about as well adjusted as a gyroscope.

I have always been slightly confused by the GOP use of the elephant as a symbol. Does anyone know why? Why not pick a species native to the continent?


And having seen Ann Coulter and the Caribou Barbie (thanks, Scrib), I don't think  interbreeding would be possible, even with Viagra. I likes ladies who are intelligent and articulate, and capable of actual emotion, not mindless drones filled with bile and hatred.

The George W Bush Memorial Library reminded me of a joke I once heard. (Told to me by a member of 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment)

The Royal Marines were transporting the contents of their library from Poole to Lympstone, and the truck crashed. But it was alright, as neither book had been coloured in.... 

May I just recommend not repeating this in earshot of a bunch of Royal Marines in a pub. I got a quick (and painful) introduction into close-quarter combat techniques....

[goat starer]

2 copies of My Pet Goat and an coloring book he's almost finished. How much money do they need? You could store that in a pup tent.

I strongly resent the association of Goats with a future presidential library.

Will all the books be upsidedown?