Foxey!

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He appeared on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” Monday, and former Mexican President Vicente Fox continues to threaten to complete the first ever Mexican Presidential Library this year.

He’s touring the US to promote his memoir, fox-book-cover.jpg

dropping comments about President George Bush both friendly [phrasing his “cultural sensitivity”] and less so [calling him “windshield cowboy”].bush-driving-truck-crawford-ranch.jpg

He turned in an odd performance with Stewart, turning a question about the achievement of overthrowing the PRI, the Institutional Revolutionary Party, into a salute to himself for not having to go into exile like many predecessors.

Sadly, no discussion of the self-lovin’ library to come. He did mention the ranch! fox-construction-library.jpg

AP Magical Realism

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The Associated Press explores what might happen if President Bush makes no move to defend his Executive Order keeping presidential papers forever subject to control by formers and their families. Not challenging the court ruling against him.

In this magical world, a foia-fevered Bush lets loose any and all papers former President Clinton has signed off on, and they are loosed upon a grateful world.

No appeals, no vetoes.

And it can happen IF YOU BELIEVE!

New Reagan Watch, Now With Added Lincoln

“Gov. Crist has clearly shown that he governs in a parallel manner to Ronald Reagan, to Abraham Lincoln”

Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer

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The parallels are haunting!

Nancy Reagan in “I Love The 80s!”


“It was an honor to wear each of these pieces, and every gown, dress and suit brings back wonderful memories; moments in my life that I will remember and cherish forever”

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You work with what you have, and Nancy Reagan apparently will live or die on 80s fashion. She’s taking her old dresses, borrowed, donated, and occasionally paid for, and putting them on display at the Reagan Library.

It’s a bold move. Under heavy flack in Reagan’s first term for accepting oodles of free [and not cheap] dresses, Nancy rounded on her critics by singing “Second Hand Rose” to DC establishment hacks at the Gridiron Club.

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Result? Charmed press corps rushed to embrace “laughing at herself” narrative, controversy defused. And in some tellings the end of the story.

Former Clintonist Paul Begala joins in the warm glow:

“I never knew — don’t know her personally, but she did a great job as our first lady, and that’s — that was one — the Democrats should have left her off-limits. I’m proud to say, today, there are no Democrats attacking Laura Bush nor should there be. She’s a terrific first lady herself, so…”

But she kept taking free clothes!

Now we get to witness the “86-year old philanthropist’s wardrobe” when she puts what she’s kept on display. It presumably increasing their value as eventual donations for tax deductions, and gives one last bump to the free-bee dispensing designers she favored.

reagan-dress-exhibit.jpgSo life-like!

Some Of The Way With LBJ

 

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Next year’s 100th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s birth has launched a commemorative effort involving all the Texas institutions named for him or the family.

No details on the web site but you can sign up anyway.johnson-100th.gif