Bush's immediate predecessor, Clinton, signed up with Knopf within months of leaving office, but his approval ratings were far higher than Bush's, even though he was impeached for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. The first President Bush, defeated for re-election by Clinton, never did write a memoir. He instead worked on a foreign policy book, "A World Transformed," with his close friend and National Security Adviser, Brent Scowcroft.
Anti-Bush books have been dependable hit-makers during a rough decade for the industry, but publishers are unsure of the market for a book by Bush. Few believe he has a chance to get the $15 million Clinton received for "My Life" and some question the quality of a memoir by Bush and especially Vice President Dick Cheney, who has also expressed in writing a book, but is not known for being self-critical.
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2 comments:
*snark*
Look, if Hannah Montana can do it, Bush can do it!
Plus, didn't Colbert mention you don't need to write to write a memoir (just dictate it into the microphone and let someone else transcribe it!)?
Yeah, but in that case, he'd at least have to be able to speak. That's not his strong suit either.
Huh. Does he have a strong suit?
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