W library in record book ($500M center would be priciest for a Prez)

New York Daily News ^ | November 27, 2006 | THOMAS M. DeFRANK

[backtothestreets]

Building a presidential library with any Arab money is sickening. If it can't be built with American money, don't build it.

[napscoordinator]

I agree. But even better why not give the money to the deficit that he made. That would cut it down a bit. We would only have 9.5 trillion owed instead of 10 trillion. What a legacy that would be. /sarc.

[McGavin999]

LOL, the libs are already trying to explain away the legacy that is already being written. Like it or not (and there are many on this board pretending to be "conservatives" who won't like it) the man is already a legand. His ratings are down but considering the constant effort of the media it's amazing that his ratings are as high as they are.

As to the deficit, anyone with an IQ above room temperature will be able to figure out that....terrorist attack plus war equals trouble and that congress controls the purse strings.

Yep, this president is going to be a hero whether those who hate him like it or not.

[flynmudd]

Where were you when Clinton's library was being built?

[backtothestreets]

"Where were you when Clinton's library was being built? "

I don't recall, but if foreign money was used to build it, it is every bit as sickening.

[flynmudd]

I agree. Unfortunately that's how it gets done. Payback time for protecting their @ss.

[backtothestreets]

"As to the deficit, anyone with an IQ above room temperature will be able to figure out that....terrorist attack plus war equals trouble and that congress controls the purse strings."

Apparently Congress never allocated a buck for even a cheap pen made in China the President could have used to veto the appropriation bills they passed. Worse yet, he never thought to buy a veto pen with his own money. Oh wait! My mistake. He signed every one of the appropriation bills. Guess he had a pen afterall.

[BlackbirdSST]

Good one! Blackbird.

[RWR8189]

$500 million, not billion FRiend.

[raybbr]

Another ex-president pissing contest. Shameful.

I wonder how much Hillary will get these morons to spend on hers?

[raybbr]

As to the deficit, anyone with an IQ above room temperature will be able to figure out that....terrorist attack plus war equals trouble and that congress controls the purse strings.

Is it really cold in your room?

[McGavin999]

Nope, it isn't. Have you bothered to read the constitution?

[newzjunkey]

Legacy? It's mixed to be sure. Yes, the economic damage of 9/11 was amazingly minimized but he's been a wild spender, given up on major issues like social security, exploded the size of mediscare, expanded federal gov't, tried to push amnesty, left the borders open, abdicated his responsibility to veto, harmed the GOP more than helped it ... the legacy of Iraq is still 10, 20 maybe 50 years off. Sure, the Butcher of Baghdad is set for execution, his homicidal sons are dead... but it's far from a done deal. Russian's looking suspicious, Iran is crazy as ever and North Korea gives one cause for concern.

Let's not count those chickens before they hatch.

[newzjunkey]

Have you? There's this thing called a veto... might want to read about it. You and W.

[McGavin999]

They are finding the prescription drug plan is not nearly as expensive as they thought. When they finally figure out that paying for prescription drugs is a LOT less expensive than paying the for the hospital stays it will be even cheaper.

I remember people saying Reagan was responsible for huge deficits as well, of course that money ended up bringing down communism in the USSR. I figure that was a pretty good investment. It will be the same for Islamofacism.

Yes, you're right, it's not yet all written, but North Korea has been on the burner for well over a decade and the same with Iran. Actually, Iran has been a growing problem since Carter.

[McGavin999]

Yes, I have read it. Congress holds the purse strings and makes the laws. Since the people ELECTED congress and the senate to do that job a veto should only be used rarely especially if the congress and senate are of the same party as the elected president.

[Paladin2]

Only Clintoon is obsessed with his legassy.

[McGavin999]

So, you think it's OK that the people elected a republcan congress and a republican senate and expect a republican president to veto them? How about the congress do it's job? The only time there should be veto threats is if the congress and senate are in the hands of the opposition party.

[ShawTaylor]

"Eager to begin refurbishing his tattered legacy, "


"Tattered legacy"?
It's exactly because of loony left nonsense like this, that the Daily News is now getting clobbered in the circulation wars by the conservative New York Post, even in a liberal place New York City. This is from just a few years ago when the Daily News used to sell far more than the New York Post.
Maybe the Daily News should be worrying more about their tattered circulation, and shredded reputation, than about President Bush's legacy.