WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2008
President, First Lady Buy Home In Dallas
First Couple Will Move Back To Texas After Leaving White House In January
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The Bushes previously lived in Dallas from December 1988 through January 1995, before moving to the Texas governor's mansion in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Laura Bush's press secretary, Sally McDonough, said Thursday that the Bushes purchased a home in the Preston Hollow area, where some of the state's wealthiest residents live in some of its most expensive houses.
"We picked out a house but we don't have occupancy of it so as soon as we do, we'll announce exactly where it is," Mrs. Bush told NBC News on Thursday. "We're looking forward to that."
While the White House has declined to disclose the address, local property records indicate that Robert McCleskey, a Bush family friend from Midland, Texas, who has done accounting work for the family, recently bought an 8,500-square-foot house with a market value of $2.1 million on a cul-de-sac with about a half-dozen homes.
McCleskey is listed as a trustee on the ranch-style brick house on Daria Place, and he said the house was bought Oct. 1. He said he could not say for whom the home was purchased.
The president is buying his post-White House home at a time of falling real estate prices and lowered mortgage interest rates.
A constant parade of reporters, TV news trucks and curious onlookers drove past the home on Thursday on the news. A gate at the top of the driveway affords some privacy to the four-bedroom house, which was built in 1959 and has a wide front yard and dark shutters The home also has four and a half bathrooms, a wet bar and a fireplace.
The records indicate the gable-roofed home is in very good condition. The total estimated taxes on the property are listed at $43,984.
A woman identifying herself as the home's owner confronted photographers and asked them to stop taking pictures of the house. She refused to identify herself.
Dallas County records show that the house was previously owned by Daniel Boeckman, a Dallas investor, and his wife, Laura. Daniel Boeckman did not immediately return a phone call Thursday.
Christine Tomasides, a mother of two and corporate contract writer who lives a half-block from the home, said she knew something was up about a month ago when black SUVs began rolling into the neighborhood. Secret Service agents often use such vehicles.
"It all makes sense now," Tomasides said.
She described the neighborhood as peaceful, quiet and a place where people stay out of each other's business. She said she'd never seen as much traffic as there was on the street Thursday. Tomasides welcomed her new neighbors — and the heightened security they'll bring.
"Laura Bush seems like such a fine person, and I can't imagine anyone not wanting her as a neighbor," Tomasides said. "And him, too, regardless of your political affiliation."
Another of Bush's possible nearby neighbors is Allan Bell, 63, a retired accountant who's lived up the street for 22 years.
"I like the guy. I think he did a good job," Bell said. "This should be interesting once all the hoorah dies down."
The Bushes previously lived in Dallas from December 1988 through January 1995, before moving to the Texas governor's mansion in Austin, Texas. The Bushes will continue to spend some time at their ranch in Crawford, Texas, McDonough said.
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See all 154 CommentsYou kept this nation safe for seven years! And that''''s quite a legacy...good job well done!
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this country is not safe....the Bushes have destroyed the economy nad weakened the economy to the point that we are more vulnerable now than anytime in history
What happened to 911? Obviously he didn''t keep the nation safe that day.
They will also keep the ranch in Crawford using it as a "2nd home".
The Great Emperor reasons that if his older clone in Arizona, John McBush McCain, can own a multitude of homes scattered across the country, so many in fact, that he can''t even keep track of them, then the Great Emperor can afford to own several homes as well.
With all the many "underprivileged" families losing their homes across the country and having to live either in communal shelters or in cardboard boxes under crumbling bridges, it is disgusting to think that those responsible for the plight of the "underprivileged" can afford to live so well!!!
SIG HEIL, WHO CARES ABOUT THE "LITTLE PEOPLE" ANYWAY!!!, BUSH!!!
SIG HEIL, HELP IS ON THE WAY; I JUST HAVEN''T DECIDED FOR WHOM YET!!!, OBAMA!!!
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Posted by lady_organs at 02:17 PM : Dec 04, 2008
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Bush and Cheney deserve to be charged, convicted and locked up for the rest of their lives with the way they have destroyed this country
What happened to 911? Obviously he didn''''t keep the nation safe that day.
Posted by MyOpinion381
That happened to be the day that dubya called in sick and Bill Clinton filled in for him.
Good one! Gave me a good laugh.
Huh?
My apologies for saying it that way. I was referring to 911 but should have said how he flushed the US down the toilet trying to retaliate for it.
Huh?
Posted by briannorwood at 02:29 PM : Dec 04, 2008
She may have an advanced copy of Karl Rove''s revisionist history of the Bush Years.
LOL!
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Posted by REPUBLISCUMS
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I dont see how you can possibly say that. Is this a joke post?
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No it''s not, open a paper or watch the news. Good ole Boy Bush and Cheney ahev destroyed the economy and it will take many years to fix things. Are you a joke?
They are starting to sound like the Clinton''s..
Bah ha ha..
What is next.. an office that the rent is $50,000 a month.. while they get kick backs from the rental company.. Not original.. Billy boy already pulled that one..
They are starting to sound like the Clinton''''s..
Bah ha ha..
What is next.. an office that the rent is $50,000 a month.. while they get kick backs from the rental company.. Not original.. Billy boy already pulled that one..
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Posted by libsh8theUSA at 02:36 PM : Dec 04, 2008
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The Bushes aren''t going to have amortgage payment? They will get the house for free for all the favors they recieved from the Banking industry.
Maybe in the same building as Cheney!
Maybe in the same building as Cheney!
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Yea, now that they have raped the nation they can cut and run.....
Bush is the one that flushed the nation down the toilet. To bad you have blinders on and can''t see that.
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Yes I agree, Clinton was wrong for that.
Posted by lady_organs at 02:41 PM : Dec 04, 2008
Rove''s revisionist history covers all for those that believe. For the rest of us it will contain elements of the next great tragedy as well as being a source of comedy material for decades.
Just looked up this very interesting information after I was questioning the timing of things. This is what the White House website states: George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2001. Since 911 happened in 2001, wasn''t he already in office? Yes!
Posted by RowdynTex at 02:09 PM
LOL! Everything''s int he toilet, economy, war, jobs, our future, everything - and this lunatic says "job well done!"
LOL! Moron!
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Are you nuts? Where have you been. In last 8 years, we have become most hated country in the world. His politics have divided America and runied the economy. Invading a defense less country and leaving us in a mess. Him, Chaney and Rove have gotten away with so much but I do belive that GW and kronies will be get theirs in due time, regardless in Crawford or in North Dallas.
I agree with you. I just like to scr*w with her.
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Posted by MyOpinion381
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think she ran and hid now anyways
Don''t think so. By the way, might want to read my comment back to REPUBLISCUMS.
Unfortunately not yet. Still posting her gibberish.
I give up trying to communicate anything logically with you. Complete waste of my time. I''ll post to the people that aren''t delusional.
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Posted by REPUBLISCUMS
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Just wait until Obamas freinds blow up some dirty nukes.
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Posted by lady_organs at 03:05 PM : Dec 04, 2008
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There you go....listening to too much Rush Limbaugh haven''t you Lady GOP worshiper
Oh, I agree with you Rowdy. The economy sucked big time under Clinton. Yeah, you''re right on that one. Yep. But you were going to vote for Hillary anyway.
Tought twinkies isn''''t it, unemployment was at 4.8% and the economic was going very slowly after the Clinton depression at 3% the last quarter in March of 2006...and then the democraps hit Washington and the country went to hell in a handbasket in a matter of MONTHS after Bush had managed to prop it back up!
And we won''''t even mention the four criminal Clinton appointees that bundled bad loans with good loans and sold them to the WORLD and placed the country in a situation where NOBODY''''S INVESTING and there''''s no new money coming in. But of course three of those four criminals are on Obiewanana''''s handy dandy economics advisory team and we couldn''''t send them to jail, now could we....democraps shouldn''''t be held responsible for THEIR actions, only republicans.
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The bad loans came from the deregulation of Banking by the GOP leadership in office. Kind of let the criminals out of prison to rape and steal their way to riches by making loans they knew would never be paid back, anybody could see this happening for the last eight years under Bush and Cheney, the two morons.
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Posted by RowdynTex at 03:37 PM
Again Rowdy hits the nail on the head. It was Clinton. Yep, the repubs were trying to keep those bankers in line, but that dirty dog Clinton who had the worst economy ever just went right over their heads and deregulated the banks.
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