Half billion $ for W Library

Bush is trying to raise $500 million to fund his library. That's a half billion (with a "b") dollars. Since every document is triply classified by this administration, there will be nothing to put in it that anyone will be allowed to look at for the next millenium except "My Pet Goat."

Eager to begin refurbishing his tattered legacy, the President hopes to raise $500 million to build his library and a think tank at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Bush lived in Dallas until he was elected governor of Texas in 1995.

Bush sources with direct knowledge of library plans told the Daily News that SMU and Bush fund-raisers hope to get half of the half billion from what they call "megadonations" of $10 million to $20 million a pop.

Bush loyalists have already identified wealthy heiresses, Arab nations and captains of industry as potential "mega" donors and are pressing for a formal site announcement - now expected early in the new year.

So tell me, now that Bush is lower in the polls than ever, now that his party has lost power in Congress, now that most everybody in the world hates him, who the hell is going to give $20 million at a pop for his library?