Remembering history the way they wished it had been
The haunting resemblance of people, things, and geographic entities to Richard Nixon is much commented on, and the youngsters at Wandering Goblin have a new entry in the Nixon lookalike parade:
But, as in so many things, Cuba was ahead of the curve on this one:Â 
First In War, First In Peace, & Not On The Tip Of Sarah Palin’s TongueÂ
  The Secret Word Is “Washington”  
If You Build It They Will Come 
Zoning officials have signed off on George W. Bush’s Presidential Library plunking parking lots right up against its northern neighbors, on a side of the Bush complex not shown in the lovely drawings the Library released. 
The neighbors had complained, and University Park officials made noises about forcing changes in the plans. But at a meeting with no public participation they appear to have caved entirely to SMU’s threat of slapping dorms on the property.
 The lots would be to Mrs. Bush’s right in this photo, the other side of the trees.
Apparently gone are the days when the Bush’s touted their “truly urban location,” and the Library was to anchor a “string of urban pearls” connected by mass transit.
University Parked 
 Intellect, Humor and Sizable Weapons! 
Wonkette reports exciting former chief executive news.
Beloved former President George W. Bush continues to refill the coffers, drained by years of dedicated public service, lifetime salary and expenses aside.
His latest moneymaker will be addressing the prestigious “Safari Club International Hunters Convention” in Northwest Nevada’s glam capital, Reno.
Your correspondent has actually been to the convention hotel, the fabulous Peppermill Casino & Resort, and a more claustrophobic hell-scape of bad lighting, cheerless gambling and portly Americans cannot be imagined.
The Safarians are getting muy moderno for the occasion, tricking out their web site with proven link-bait like the “Top Ten [ageless comedy format]Reasons To Attend SCI’s Annual Hunters Convention.
And yes of course, chastened liberal Dennis Miller will be in town!
“It should be noted that this comic is neither a piece of Reagan sycophancy, nor is it political satire” –Talking Points Memo
What’s with these guys? First the vaguely progressive Huffington Post faithfully reprints Associated Press’s recycling the disproved George W. Bush Jacket ‘n Tie fetish myth.
Now Talking Points Memo, with a staff that actually writes stuff, endorses a Ronald Reagan comic that’s kind of a mess.
TPM may not find the work sycophantic, but it’s certainly the product of a sycophant.
Comic author Don Smith doesn’t fake the fawning. Did you know that, unlike some, Ronald Reagan “really loved this country.”
It’s true!
Smith’s command of facts amazes as well, managing to work wrong dates into the assassination attempt panels.
And Smith confidently applies the simple truths of the Reagan Era to our present difficulties, with a happy result:
