Well, I saw the news on the shelves of my friendly neighborhood Wal-Mart, courtesy of the Globe. You know if you see it in a supermarket tabloid it must be true. Right?
Too bad the Globe isn't exactly known for being accurate.
But it's Christmas and we all love a good Christmas story don't we?
So why would a first lady want to divorce a President? I mean they have both rendered a huge service to their country. It couldn't be because George W. Bush is giving James Buchanan and Warren G. Harding a run for their money as worst President ever. Naaaww. Apparently, W was having an affair with Condoleezza Rice, was doing cocaine, and is back to drinking copious amounts of whiskey.
So what're the details? According to the Globe's Rafe Klinger apparently George and Laura have either decided to divorce or have a marriage of convenience after the disaster Bush Presidency is over. They had come up nice settlement which included a clause about Laura keeping her mouth shut about what she really thought about the disaster Bush Presidency.
Since the Globe has just told us that George reneged on that deal, we'll just have to wait for the now inevitable post White House tell-all memoir to hear her story of greed revenge empathy. Too bad Laura didn't actually have a conscience when it mattered, before millions of Americans lost their retirements or hundreds of thousands of Iraqis lost their lives.
So how much is Laura Bush's soul worth? Well, apparently her silence could be bought for $15 million
a home for her—worth between $5 million and $10 million—and monthly living expenses of $35,000 which works out to $420,000 a year
but the book is on because George dropped the offer to $2.5 million
whining that he can't come up with the rest of the cash because of America's economic collapse
and because
even his Republican financial backers won't loan him the bucks to make up the difference…the beleaguered commander-in-chief, had been counting on friendly political fat cats to help foot the bill, but they all bailed out on him—leaving him with the tab
so Laura will have to settle for a more affordable
$2 million house on a cul-de-sac in the ultra-wealthy Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas…and a final lump-sum payment of just $500,000
Just $500,000.
Okay I'll admit I'm torn, I don't believe this story, but I desperately want to. Because of what some of my friends have had to go through I hate it when one party gets greedy or vindictive in a divorce, yet I desperately want W to be the victim of greed and vindictiveness. I want to sympathize with an aggrieved party, yet in no way can I feel sorry for someone who had to settle for a $2 million home instead of a $10 million home. I truly believe that spouses should not sh!+ on one another during a divorce, but I desperately want Laura to write that tell all book. As much as I want her to dish dirt, I wish she had spoken up 6 years ago when she might have done some good for the country.
So is it true? Will W go to Crawford and Laura to Dallas? When the President asked by Todd J. Gillman of the The Dallas Morning News if he was "excited about [his] house in Dallas"? The snarky reply was: "Todd, why do you care? You live in Washington, DC."
So what is the (soon to be ex-)President missing out on:
Laura's Dallas home on 1.13 acres at 10141 Daria Place was purchased on Oct. 3. It boasts four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a fireplace, wet bar. and 8,501 square feet of living space—of which about 900 square feet is servants quarters.
And so I leave you with a quote from Eliza in Hollywood
This makes me sad for the institution of marriage. I mean if George and Laura can’t make it work, what hope is there for the rest of us?
Apparently not much.
Merry Christmas (or Chanukah or Festivus or Kwanza or whtaever you choose to celebrate) to everyone.