SMU in Dallas lands Bush library

[DesertFox]

Southern Methodist University will be home to George W. Bush's presidential library, officials formally announced Friday after a yearlong approval process that some faculty and religious opponents failed to derail.

Because exclusive negotiations dragged on for more than a year between SMU and Bush library officials, the only surprise was when — not if — the deal would be announced.

It finally happened after SMU's board of trustees on Friday unanimously approved the official agreement with the Bush Foundation, which will manage construction and raise money for the project, expected to cost more than $200 million.

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[Taylor1]

How's this being paid for really how?

[DeclinetoState]

Bake sales and school fundraisers, I'm sure. Pass the hat!

:D

[Wolfcounsel]

You people who care out there will just have to excuse me if I don't give a rat's ass about any Presidential library for any President. This pomp and sycophancy is worthy of Great Britain maybe, but not here.

[DesertFox]

It's a whole lot more about historical research than pomp and sycophance. Since these libraries are built and maintained with private funds, I got no objection and don't even have any smart-ass remarks.

[Wolfcounsel]

"Since these libraries are built and maintained with private funds, I got no objection and don't even have any smart-ass remarks." --DesertFox




I have no smart ass remarks either. This would be a smart ass remark:

"The Jorge Boosh Room for Undocumented Aliens would take up two entire wings."

[Riverboat]

I got no objection and don't even have any smart-ass remarks.Snf! I hardly know who you are any more!

;)

[DeclinetoState]

Just so long as the Bush library doesn't look like Billy Jeff's redneck highrise:

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/clinton4.jpg

http://www.bubbabohacks.com/photos/redneck_high_rise.jpg