Hey!!! I've got an idea!

[jamesatemple]

After reading Jim Hightower's thoughts in the latest issue of "The Texas Observer"

http://www.texasobserver.org/article.php?aid=2884

regarding contributions to outgoing pResident Bush's proposed Presidential Library fund, several things occurred to me:

1) I, along with millions of other folks tossed a "grain of sand" onto the "beach" of financing the most expensive and successful Presidential campaign in the history of our great Country.

2) I certainly don't mind disclosure of my name on any contributor list...so long as the pittance that I could afford to give remains a part of my personal "overdrawn" item list at my local bank.

3) Smart folks went out and bought signed copies of one, two or all of President-elect Obama's books. Those hand-signed books will become family artifacts for generations, ultimately taking someone's breath away generations from now upon being valued for insurance purposes on the PBS Antique Roadshow. Our tiny mementoes at the "Barack Obama Presidential Library" might be pointed to with pride by succeeding generations

4) The "movers and shakers" among our family here at DU have the intelligence, the creativity, and, perhaps, the inclination to get behind such a fund-rasing goal and make it eminently successful. Perhaps selling bricks on the walkways to each of us, a "wall of fame" around the place with each contributor's name on it, plaques for little kids' contributions to the "playroom" available to visiting families with small children.

5) Our administrators and the more-involved members within our group would have no trouble getting the information out to other blogs. I suspect that such a campaign might be global in no time at all. Can you imagine the importance that a small contribution from a Kenyan could have to the donor? Is it ridiculous to think of small donations from hopeful folks from all over the world?

6) We could send a few quarters, dollars, fivers, and ten-spots to Skinner until the collected funds exceeded $180.64. We don't want any financial temptation nagging at our intrepid leader. Then, a suitable, safe place might be found to house the funds, awaiting the day that land purchase for the Library would begin. I have a sneaking suspicion that any monetary depository in the world would be happy to oversee the rising balance over the next eight years.

Anyway, let's talk. What do you think? Certainly we have at least eight years to build our little fund but this seems the right time to begin. If you think this proposal has any merit, kindly "rec" it up so that others may contribute their thoughts.