Recently, President Bush has turned his attention toward funding his very own Presidential Library. How much would the world's concrete and most ironic oxymoron The George W. Bush Library cost? Well, according to Dubya himself, the pricetag would be somewhere around $500 million. No, really. I'm serious. Stop laughing!!
Let's leave it to others to discuss where the library should be located (I vote for Baghdad!), how much it should cost, and whether or not Dubya even deserves a library. Instead, I thought we might look at the preliminary plans and take a peek in the boxes of books that might wind up in the stacks.
Unlike other presidential libraries, it appears that this one will contain only children's books. While Dubya is making great strides in catching up with his reading, even finishing a Camus book
during his reading contest with advisor Karl Rove, I guess they want to make sure that none of the books in the library are above the comprehension level of the establishment's honoree.
I see there will be the books stored for the sake of history--for example, the book that contains the story, The Pet Goat,
important political treatises,
and books written by other political leaders of the era.
There will be a section devoted to Dubya's younger years and his hopes, dreams, and how he saw the world:
Hmmmm, those last three are interesting selections!
Unfortunately, the next few decades are kinda fuzzy, so they skipped to when Dubya turned 40 or so.
Sometimes, Dubya doesn't quite get the subtle nuances of literary works, so he decided on a career in government.
He had once passed by a book about Sam Houston, so he decided that he wanted to be governor of Texas. He wouldn't have to work hard, and he still would get to wear cowboy boots and a big hat.
Some childhood dreams never die, you know.
It wasn't very long before Dubya had set his sights on the White House. Karl Rove gave him a book, but it is not known if it was read. However, they decided it should be included it in the section that covers the White House years.
There will be books about the run-up to war in Iraq...
...and the aftermath.
There's a section dedicated to Dubya's economic policies.
They didn't forget science either!
No salute of the Bush Administration would be complete without highlighting the jewel in its humanitarian crown!
Of course, no administration is without its problems, so it is nice to know that there is always someone there to bail help Dubya out.
There will be no periodical section. Who needs to read newspapers? Of course, there will be plenty of space for Dubya's presidential papers.
That's all I see for the library itself, but look! There's going to be a giftshop, where there will be plenty of yummy snacksand lots of souvenirs and gag gifts to pick from!
Now if you will kindly excuse me, it appears that the planners might need some help with the design. It seems that they completely forgot about making sure there are exits!