Washington's gain (Bush moving out of the White House) is Preston Hollow's pain (Bush is moving in)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

The Bushes Buy a Dallas House



By Dan Eggen
President Bush and the first lady have purchased a house in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas, which is where they will live after leaving the White House on Jan. 20, officials said today.

The White House declined to release any details of the purchase, including an address or sales price, citing the fact that the couple have not moved in yet.

Despite the attempt to keep the home an undisclosed location, the likely address has already been reported by the Dallas media. A real-estate blog run by D Magazine reported on Wednesday that Robert A. McCleskey, the Bushes' longtime friend and accountant from Midland, Tex., bought an 8,501-square-foot house at 10141 Daria Place in Preston Hollow on Oct. 1 as a trustee. The property is valued at nearly $2.1 million in county records, and includes servants' quarters, a cabana, a detached garage and a storage building. (Alas, no pool.) The one-story house was built in 1959 and has been extensively refurbished, according to records.

Then last week, a smaller house next door at 10151 Daria Place went under contract to an unknown buyer, with a scheduled closing date of Dec. 10, the magazine reported. The second house was listed at $1.6 million, and could be intended for use as accommodations for Secret Service agents. The magazine describes Daria Place as "a leafy cul-de-sac" near an elementary school.

Officially, there is no word which address it will be. "The President and Mrs. Bush do not have occupancy of the home, and therefore, no additional details will be provided," Sally McDonough, a spokeswoman for the first lady, said in a brief statement.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/12/04/the_bushes_buy_a_dallas_house.html?hpid=topnews

[Skink]

1. Maybe he'll start a cooking show.

[leftchick]

2. and guess who pays for all of this 'security'

US! The fucking buffoon would never be on anyone's hit list. He is a waste deposit and 90% of the population recognizes it. The others adore him. What a fucking waste of our money. Nobody burns through US taxpayers dollars like a bush.

:puke:

[aquart]

3. He's a burning Bush?

[hedgehog]

4. A cabana but no pool?

:wtf:

[tanyev]

6. For those who don't want to maintain a pool, but still want to justify a cabana boy.

[asjr]

5. Preston Hollow is a very very nice

place to live. I wonder what the neighbors will think when Shrub starts cutting away brush.

[Hubert Flottz]

7. I thought he wanted a pig farm...

I guess Karl will live there?

[JHB]

8. At least 6 country clubs within as many miles

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=10141+Daria+Place,+preston+hollow,+texas&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

Geee, I wonder how he'll ever get along, without any of his beloved brush to clear.
/sarcasm