Smoking Gun has photo of Dubya's New Dallas Digs

[RamboLiberal]

DECEMBER 4--This is the Texas home that George W. Bush has purchased for his fast-approaching post-White House years. The home, on a Dallas cul-de-sac, sits on 1.13 acres and offers 8501 square feet of living space, according to city appraisal records. The property was purchased for $2.07 million in early-October by Robert McCleskey, the president's accountant, who is listed as trustee on deed records. Built in 1959, the home has been improved with a detached garage (1150 square feet), servants quarters (896 square feet), and a storage building (240 square feet). While the Bush property certainly appears comfortable, it is dwarfed by the 20-acre estate it abuts. That sprawling property (seen here) is owned by billionaire investor Tom Hicks, who, in 1998, purchased the Texas Rangers from a partnership in which Bush held a stake (the deal netted the future president about $15 million). Hicks, 62, was a leading supporter of Rudolph Giuliani's presidential bid and hosted a fundraiser last year at his home--reportedly the largest in Dallas--for the former New York City mayor.



http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1204082bush1.html

[DS1]

1. If anyone demands proof that life isn't fair, show them this

*shakes head*

[Ian David]

2. Looks like a comfortable place to be under House Arrest for a while.

Also, fairly defensible during his armed stand-off with the authorities.

[Sequoia]

3. Oh right, first a "cowboy" now the Lord of the Manor

True colors as we knew all along. Not all of that and those buildings are going to be his or are they?

[Sub Atomic]

Hey, at least it looks like there's a lot of brush on W's land for him to clear.

:rofl:

[Sequoia]

24. Ha, you've got a point there.

[Bertha Venation]

4. Funny, that's about how much land I own.

Gee. :eyes:

[MarkInCA]

5. Hicks needs a better sprinkler system n/t

[DS1]

6. Very deceptive posting the second picture, btw

That's his douchebag neighbor

[ksimons]

7. poor little rich boys

so sad to see such poverty

[onethatcares]

8. gee, I was hoping he'd be the kind of guy

we all could have a beer with.:toast:

[El Supremo]

9. * wouldn't have become Pretzeldent without Tom Hicks

I find it curious that he lives so nearby.

I wonder who owned *'s house before?

[Saturday]

10. Those 2 pictures aren't of the same house. nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. The bottom one is more than 1.13 ac.

fer sure..........

[gratuitous]

12. What a heart-warming story!

Someone who's been on a fixed income with government housing for the last decade or so finally able to pull himself up by his own boot straps and buy a little fixer-upper he can call his own. With servant's quarters.

[OswegoAtheist]

13. One suggestion:

I could see him moving in here for a few dozen life sentences.



Oswego "I hear they got the smell of Milosevic out of the sheets" Atheist

[hedgehog]

14. Poor George is going to feel deprived because his friend's house is bigger!

[Gin]

15. a home fit for a dictator! and to think we all get the privilege of paying

for his retirement!

[kskiska]

16. No pool.

I guess they like to just sit around in air conditioned comfort watching TV in those sweltering Dallas summers.

[tjwash]

17. There's an olympic sized pool in the big picture

[El Supremo]

18. He'll just walk over and use Tom Hicks' olympic sized pool. n/m

[Liberal In Texas]

23. But oddly, it has a 450 sq. ft. cabana.

Why would you have a cabana with no pool?

http://www.dallascad.org/AcctDetailRes.aspx?ID=00000415117000000

[TheCML]

19. Interesting

Apparently that Tom Hicks guy is the uncle of Bill Hicks (rip).

[damntexdem]

20. But is there is enough brush to cut?

And where will he raise the pigs? Or will he also retain the pig farm at Crawford for one or both of those tasks?

[alfredo]

22. That was where he wanted to live, but Laura put her foot down and

said no! After having to play second fiddle to Cheney, now he has to take orders from his wife.

[emmadoggy]

21. Wow.

The servant's quarters are a whopping 896 sq. ft.!! Such luxury!! Except that, erm.... well....... the GARAGE is 1150 sq. ft.!

Hmmm, what message does THAT send???


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