George W. Bush's mess of a presidency is whitewashed as Jeb airs out some unpleasant past business of his own...without Mama Bab's help. BY ALEX PAREENE at Salon.com President George W. Bush, center, walks off the 18th hole with his brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right, and father, former President George Bush, left, 2001.(Credit: J. Scott Applewhite) Have you been enjoying the big national Reassessment Of the George W. Bush Era rollout this week? It was basically promotion for his library, which opens today in Fallujah Dallas. The Bush family and their

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(fresh from freshrant.com)  Not to be outdone by President Bill Clinton's Global Initiative addressing the world's most pressing challenges, George W. Bush has announced a bold plan to teach the world how to paint dogs. Arguably the world's most famous dog portraitist excitedly discussed his plans to implement a pilot program to teach elementary school children in the war-torn Republic of the Congo how to paint Scottish terriers. "You know, those youngsters might not never even seen a dog like Barney or Miss Beazley, but doggone it, now

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Repost from the Washington Post By Dana Milbank BOSTON It was a victory party fit for the 1 percent. Over in Chicago, the Obama campaign had invited 10,000 to fill the floor of the McCormick Place convention center. But here in Boston, Mitt Romney favored a more genteel soiree for an exclusive crowd. Romney’s election-night event was in a ballroom at the Boston Exhibition and Convention Center that could accommodate a few hundred. Most men wore jacket and tie; women donned dresses and heels. Secret Service agents blocked reporters from mixing with

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