This probably won't be particularly surprising to anyone, but its still pretty funny. Rather than rely on historians to create the exhibits in the Bush Presidential Library, the President has decided to put everything in the hands of the marketing people. Their mission? To "promote the vision of the president" and "celebrate" his presidency.
I know I'm supposed to be all outraged about this, but as I've said before, I actually think this is fitting. LBJ tried the same thing, and after he died his library was changed to better reflect reality. But in this case, I actually hope they leave part of it as is as a monument to the way this administration behaved. Rather than revise it, I would annotate it, displaying the truth along side the marketers fiction. If nothing else, it would serve as a powerful incentive to future presidents not to try the same thing.
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