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Bush has set a record, and it’s not related to alcohol consumption, consecutive Game Boy wins, or number of times he could mispronounce “nuclear.” No, Raisin Brain has set a new record for Presidential Library fundraising, having collected $100 million in under 100 days to construct his library. It is not known how much of that is allocated to coloring books or will be donated directly from Mr. Bush’s personal collection of his most quoted author, Dr. Seuss of “Hop on Pop” fame and other Bush favorites. You know there will be Bibles. Lots of Bibles. Some with pretty pictures, some without. After All, Jesus was his favorite philosopher, remember?
According to Time Magazine online, “The historically fast pace of Bush’s fundraising has been all the more remarkable for taking place during a period of economic contraction. Foundation president Langdale said names of contributors will not be released because some donors prefer anonymity. He also would not disclose the exact total raised thus far.” Nor did he specify how many Superman comic books would be included in the collection. I bet those donors want to remain anonymous.
It’s a story with unending potential for irony, isn’t it?
What kind of material will be available for browsing, given that Bush deemed “classified” any documents related to his administration’s policies or executive actions? And it’s already been reported that Cheney won’t be releasing any of his records or documents for historical preservation. So what’s left? Ari Fleisher’s doodles? Laura Bush’s personal family recipes, like how to make 16 flavors of 150 proof jello shooters with Everclear? Maybe it’ll have a reeeeeeeaaallllly big cafeteria to highlight some of Bunnypant’s favorite foods, like cheeseburger pizza and peanut butter-honey sammies. Or theme-park amusements like “pin the subpoena on the staffer” or “dodge the shoe.”
We’ve heard the Bush-era slogan: An Army of One. Will the Bush Library slogan be: A Book of One? If so, that $100 million will sure buy a lot of crayons to make the pictures all pretty.
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