Bush On Dallas Home: "Why do you care?"

You may recall the little flurry of news last week -- chronicled here too -- about George W. and Laura Bush buying a house in the leafy, affluent area of north Dallas called Preston Hollow.

First Family moving into new digs in just a few weeks. Nice story. Sort of underlines the impending end of eight tumultuous years in all our lives. Those who cover the president know that he's not been in Dallas recently.

So the purchase raises some featurey questions, especially for Texas media, about why the First Family liked the house, how they'll split time between there and the Crawford ranch and, in fact, if the president has ever even been on that cul-de-sac to see his new house.

Read the whole story here.

Comments

[Vyvjala]

"Why do you care," the dullard asked. Wherever you're going to live is too f**king close, thats why!........

[GoodGuysandBadGuys]

that is one. ugly. house.

[sixx]

Why, because it's nice to know where down home, Christian Conservatives live, boy.

[lobo1939]

Since we're paying for it and the SS troops who protect all ex presidents, we should know.

[bbridges1962]

Honestly..who really cares.

[MajorKong]

"Why do I care?"

I just need the address so I know where to send his lifetime subscription for "Miserable Failure Quarterly".

[dutch163]

LOL

[TomTheAlmostUgly]

I'm very curious how he can afford it. After all, it's not like he's a stock-market genius.

[vippy]

I am sure he has got all the money in the world now, all those disappearing plane loads of money
in Iraq, etc. Kickbacks for starting it, etc. This man is not hurting!

[1will]

Honestly why do you all care? It's not like he got a sweetheart deal on property from Tony Rezko, got a extremely low and special interest rate like Chris Dodd or somehow thought taxes were for other people like Rangel.

[MargaretO]

Are you sure about that? How would you know whether or not Bush got an assist for a sweetheart deal with an extremely low and special interest rate or anything about his tax situation?

[harriettubman]

No, but there are the no bid contracts and several companies, including investment firms, that made billions. Kickbacks?

[txgal44]

Or maybe the millions upon millions of dollars missing in Iraq.

[MajorKong]

Just curious why a tough, macho, cowboy rancher would want to move to a sissified suburban neighborhood in a big city.

It's almost as if that "ranch" in Crawford was a campaign prop.

[GeoLee]

I look at it this way. His policies and lack of regulation tanked the U.S. economy dropping home process in half in the process, so, yes, he did get a sweetheart deal while all the rest of us are paying down our mortagages on homes worth many thousands more only a year or two ago. Get it or do you have one of those stupid GOP brains?

[camper320]

Um, Mr. Bush we care because you've wrecked our country, our international reputation, our economy, and you've killed 4000 Americans in a war based on your lies and manipulation. And it looks like you're not done yet. I know you're just ready to check out and kick your feet up and have another pisco sour but pardon us, we care.

[oafishcad]

They'll probably sell the ranch that he bought to run for President as a cowboy. They don't need the pretense any longer.

[JScott]

We're interested because we wanna make sure that the neighborhood dog owners use his yard to relieve themselves and the local teens to regularly toilet paper it.

[JamesInDenver]

George we don't care!!!! But if you're frustrated or unhappy it's very amusing to us.

[tbone99]

Whatsa matter GWB , feeling a little insecure now that you won'tbe livng in a fortress?

I don't think your rich neighbors are going to appreciate the way you've demolished their portfolios.

[breathestolive]

Did anyone else notice the body language in the clip at the link? Laura and George are holding hands, but they could not possibly be further away from one another and still touch.

Very interesting, eh?

[leeman79]

So, he ruins the country and he's pissed off at us?

[JamesInDenver]

ironic isn't it?

[VOTER]

Yeah, how about that!