Barbara Bush Says No to Jeb in White House

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As unbelievable as it might seem, Barbara Bush was First Lady of the United States beginning 24 years ago. At the time, there were some funny Saturday Night Live skits with Phil Hartman as Bar (a notable one with him trying to drag Jan Hooks' Nancy Reagan out of the place). But mostly, she seemed to be an affable, elder figure, if a little above it all. But I don't remember having even the slightest dislike for her.

That changed during the years following the George H.W. Bush presidency. In several different stories, she came off badly--aristocratic, cold, odd, uncaring--leaving a bad taste in my mouth. The fact that her son George still makes my skin crawl has also probably colored my view. It would be fair to say, my feelings toward Barbara Bush have dimmed considerably over the years. But now, I find myself in agreement with her, and I may have to reassess!

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Barbara Bush Thinks There’ve Been Enough Bushes In The White House, No Room For Jeb

Amid the celebration surrounding the opening of son George W. Bush’s presidential library, former first lady Barbara Bush is brushing aside talk of a Jeb Bush run for the White House. . .

Read more at: Talking Points Memo

The George W. Bush Presidential LieBerry

My version of W's memoirs, from the
early days of the blog.

A great promo for Dubya's hall of shame, from Kenny Pick (of The Stephanie Miller Show).

George W. Bush Presidential Librarium!

You've got to check this out! The screen capture doesn't do it justice, because at the actual site, they have a magnifier tool that highlights each and every attraction. Only flaw: It should be called a "Liberry" or a "Lie-Bury." Brilliant, though.



Source: GoodNightBush

Found at: America Blog

Bush to Write Memoirs

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Illustration by editor

Ah, yes. Not only will George W. Bush have a Presidential liberry lie-bury library, he's going to have a book to put in it! I'll spare you any speculation on what it might be called, or what it might contain. I'm just not feeling clever enough to do it justice this evening. But it does bear mentioning that he committed one of his famous "Bushisms" while announcing the upcoming tome. Apparently, it's going to be an "authoritarian" view.

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George W. Bush To Write Memoir About "Decisions"

Former President George W. Bush, who once famously called himself "The Decider," is writing a book about decisions.

"I want people to understand the environment in which I was making decisions. I want people to get a sense of how decisions were made and I want people to understand the options that were placed before me," Bush said during a brief telephone interview Wednesday with The Associated Press from his office in Dallas. . .

Read more at: Huffington Post

Homeland Security Trading Access for Donations?

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I remember back during the Clinton administration--when no story was too dumb to blown into a "scandal"--a really big deal being made of access to the Lincoln Bedroom. Some sort of quid pro quo about supporters being allowed to stay there, or something; it really didn't interest me much.

But now, it seems that Homeland Security is doing much the same thing; trading access to administration officials in exchange for large donations to the George W. Bush Presidential Library. Liberry. Lie-bury?

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Bush Homeland Security Aide Caught On Tape Offering High-Level Access For Donations To Bush Library

The Sunday Times reports Stephen Payne, a Bush pioneer and a political appointee to the Homeland Security Advisory Council, was caught on tape offering access to key members of the Bush administration inner circle in exchange for “six-figure donations to the private library being set up to commemorate Bush’s presidency. . .”

Read more at: Think Progress