Scott Ott's Examiner Scrappleface: Obama plans joint library with Bush
By: Scott Ott
Examiner Columnist
November 6, 2009
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As President Obama marked the one-year anniversary of his election by blaming his predecessor for the failure to convert the promise of "hope and change" into legislation and policy, a top White House official reported ongoing talks with associates of George W. Bush about "presidential library co-location."
"What we have here," said the unnamed official, "is really one legacy. So, it makes sense to have one presidential library. Not only is it less expensive that way, but it will reduce the carbon footprint for the structure, as well as cut greenhouse gas emissions generated by the cars and planes of those who wish to visit libraries for both presidents."
The joint presidential library, code named GW-B-HO, would feature a single statue of both presidents, symbolically joined at the hip, as well as displays on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the spacious 'Quagmire Room,' which is just off the 'Bailout and Stimulus Planetarium.' The planetarium would represent a tangible expression of the presidents' shared view that, when it comes to government's ability to solve problems, not even the sky can limit men of vision.
The anonymous source said the marble archway that will greet visitors would be engraved with a jointly negotiated motto: "We Made America Safe for Socialism." The motto will appear both in Latin, and in Texan.
The joint library agreement contains a contingency that would allow Obama to abandon the deal, and establish his own facility, should his presidency ever result in concrete accomplishment, or anything for which he is willing to take responsibility.
His approval ratings falling, and his endorsed gubernatorial candidates defeated in Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday, Obama held the commemoration of his election anniversary quietly, in the White House "situation room," surrounded by family and friends.
Examiner Columnist Scott Ott is editor in chief of ScrappleFace.com, the world's leading family-friendly news satire source.
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