There is an old addage that says history is written by the victors, so with that in mind you would think history would be severely harsh to President Bush, wouldn’t you? Well not if his supporters have their way. Apparently, according to them, history is written by whoever can raise half a billion dollars.

Bush is attempting to raise $500 million to build his library and a think tank at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Bush fund-raisers hope to get approximately $250 million from what they call “megadonations” of $10 million to $20 million each.

Bush allies feel they need enormous funds to shape how history views Bush’s legacy. A Bush insider said, “The more [money] you have, the more influence [on history] you can exert.” Much of the money will be used to build a “legacy-polishing” institute:

More here