1. Early this morning, a driver hit four pedestrians in Deep Ellum. The odd thing about the story: that there were even four pedestrians available in Deep Ellum to hit.
2. Rod Dreher had this great line in his Points column today: “And having once given the nation George W. Bush — and given him to our countrymen good and hard — we Texans sure as hell owe them one.” The odd thing about the story: I’ve heard the DCVB is considering abandoning its “Live Large. Think Big.” slogan in favor of “Giving It to Our Countrymen Good and Hard.”
3. Speaking of which, Laura Bush did a turn on Meet the Press this morning. She still hasn’t picked a house in Dallas, but she said she and the mister will spend their weekdays in town and their weekends in Crawford. The odd thing about the story: if the Bushes move in next door to you, does that drive your home value up or down?
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I’m sure there are many people that would pay an arm and a leg to live next to ‘W’ just to piss him off by having late night parties and puking in his yard. That opportunity alone would be hard to place a value on.
So I say it would drive your property value way up.
@Jeff: two words for you: Secret and Service. Puke in W’s yard and watch how quickly you get sent to Gitmo. And think of the traffic hassles, their convoy headed to Love Field every weekend. There would be very little to recommend living near W.
Just imagine you want to have a small holiday gathering. Just guessing, but you might have to have every guest go through a checkpoint at the end of the block. That sort of hassle.
No matter where Bush lives, Cindy Sheehan will buy the house next door.
If Dubya moved in next door to me, I’d set up “Julie’s Abortion Clinic & Iraqi Vet Soup Kitchen” in my home.
Tim, wasn’t that H.L. Mencken’s great line?
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/h/q163179.html
Tim:
You’ve got to be kidding me. Living next door to any president would be extraordinary. First, you could go on vacation for a month and leave your front door wide open. With the Secret Service next door, your house would never be broken into.
And I would have to imagine that living next door to someone entitles you to a modicum of neighborly interaction. Can you imagine the opportunity to chat with a former U.S. President from time to time? A backyard barbeque? Holy moly, I would gladly live next door to Bill Clinton, no less, if I could shoot the breeze with him.
Expect all political barriors to break down when Bud Light moves in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yCj95vBUm0
Not all of us Texans chose to give GWB to our countrymen . . . only some of us did. I’m guessing the latter group includes Dreher.
I really feel awful for those people hit by that car in deep ellum, not only did they spend their saturday night in deep ellum but now everyone knows they did.
How long do former presidents receive Secret Service protection after they leave office?
In 1965, Congress authorized the Secret Service (Public Law 89-186) to protect a former president and his/her spouse during their lifetime, unless they decline protection. In 1997, Congress enacted legislation (Public Law 103-329) that limits Secret Service protection for former presidents to 10 years after leaving office. Under this new law, individuals who are in office before January 1, 1997, will continue to receive Secret Service protection for their lifetime. Individuals elected to office after that time will receive protection for 10 years after leaving office. Therefore, President Clinton will be the last president to receive lifetime protection.
Actually, advantage point Carter. Twice.
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Per Grumpy Demo: Actually Mrs. Bush was on MTP representing Afghan women and children, and especially schooling opportunities denied by the Taliban. She was sincere as this has been a cause she embraced and wants to not see lost in the fog of cratering global priorities. Fair is fair. She was very smart and compelling. I sorta sense that only now has Laura Bush found her voice, ‘in the zone’, recognizing her power as First Lady. She appeared with the Afghan ambassador.
Oh how often Tim forgets that he has a “sister blog” called Dallasdirt. (Must be a turkey-induced OD of Trytophan.) I covered this issue a month ago,
http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/10/24/the-bush-home-going-contemporary/
when I learned that Sarah Perot had been showing Laura Bush contemporary homes in Dallas, including one down the street from me under construction, a contemporary design by Lionel Morrison. I have just heard a rumor — RUMOR, working to confirm — that a painting company is working on the new Bush home now. Stay tuned to DallasDirt…
As I said in my post, and as Marty tapped in above, to live next door to the former president would be a plus for your own home security, or so Houstonians who live next door to the first President Bush have told me. BBB is also correct: Bill Clinton will be the last U.S, president to have lifetime Secret Service protection… don’t get me started.
Lizard Lounge thing: The people who were run over in Deep Ellum were soccer players from West Texas. Earlier in the evening they had gotten in a fist fight with the driver of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle ran them down on purpose later in the evening. Chase. Arrest. Jail.
“Mrs. Bush was on MTP representing Afghan women and children, and especially schooling opportunities denied by the Taliban.”
Oh yeah, how is that working out?
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/543348
Anyone old enough to remember Nancy R’s “Just Say NO” campaign? MY guess is that Laura will be just as effective in promoting women’s rights.
George W. Bush residency + library = best PR Dallas has had since November 22, 1963.
BROWN WHAT?? BROWN WHAT?? How come you don’t call ‘em “whiteshirts”??
“Scoliosis Of The Liver.”
For when your liver is all curvy and twisted.
Not only were they in Deep Ellum, but they were at the Lizard Lounge? So, they’re only, uh, 15 years too late…
Spoiler Alert: We’ll be reading about kids from West Texas getting run over outside Taco Diner in West Village in 2019.
@Puddin’Tane
“Scoliosis Of The Liver.”
For when your liver is all curvy and twisted.
Good one PT….he of course meant “Psoriasis of the liver”!!!
“Psoriasis of the liver.”
For when your liver is itchy and flaky.
Daniel, he has healed the lame.
Local Republican pundit Rod Dreher seems to think in USA Today that the problem is “too much individual freedom”, so now with Bush out of the way presumably he and his fellows can get to working on solving that problem for us.
I wonder why that sentiment didn’t get published here locally, in his own back yard, where he’s got more backing.