Bush Library Raises $100 Million in 100 Days

[NOBama]

George W. Bush has often said that historians will vindicate his presidency. And since he left office, he's been moving fast to give them the tools.

Longtime financial backers of the 43rd President have raised more than $100 million for a presidential library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas that will house his official papers, sources close to Bush told TIME. Much of the money was collected in the 100 days or so since Bush left the White House, a pace much faster than that of his recent predecessors. At least so far, none of it has come from overseas, the sources said.

The Bush fundraising effort, compared with that of his predecessor, is off to a brisk start. Bill Clinton's library planners had hoped to receive pledges of $100 million within a year of the end of his presidency, but a pardons scandal delayed that achievement for another year, said Skip Rutherford, who chaired the Clinton library committee.

Bush Library Raises $100 Million in 100 Days - TIME

"... the Bush center will not be used to "defend or promote something that he did in the past" but will offer a record to help future generations learn about what happened during a presidency, so they make better decisions." "History will judge," he said."

 

[Munin]

Maybe it has something to do with these cartoons?

Money from people that like to throw shoes in libaries?

Money from the shoecompanies?

Money needed to save the GOP from other scandals? I guess that it takes a lot of money to bury all the secrets ...

 

[KittenKoder]

... well ... at least he admits he fucked up.

 

[AVG-JOE]

W is in bed with big money?

*YAWN* Wake me when there's NEWS...

-Joe

 

[Bfgrn]

Bush Library Raises $100 Million in 100 Days

MUST be the table...