Texan Busted After Driving Car Onto Bush's Lawn

Former first daughter, husband not home during bike theft

(NEWSER) - Jenna Bush Hager's home was burglarized Friday, but the crime has nothing to do with her political connections, Baltimore police say—she and her husband just had nice bikes. Two Trek mountain bikes were purloined from the garage behind the former first daughter's home while she and her husband, Henry Hager, were out of town. "There is no intelligence to suggest that this residence was targeted because of who owns it and who lives there," a rep for the city police tells the Sun . More»

He moves firmly among the 33% who supported him

(NEWSER) - President Bush began his new life in an "insulated bubble" the day he left Washington toting a plane of teary-eyed friends watching a rosy video tribute on the Bush era. Low approval ratings? Bah. "He lives squarely in the remaining 33%" who supported him, writes Washington Post's Eli Saslow in a lengthy look at Bush's post-presidential world. More»

And public money can foot the bill to do it

(NEWSER) - President Bush wants to limit access to his new Dallas home by putting up a gate on a public street, the Dallas Morning News reports. City officials must approve the plan, but it seems the Bushes' Preston Hollow neighbors are willing to go along with it. "It's great the Bushes are moving here, and it's great that they're doing whatever they need to do," one said. More»

(AP) - President Bush and first lady Laura Bush have bought a home among business leaders and prominent Republican donors in an affluent North Dallas neighborhood, where they will live after the president leaves office in January. "We picked out a house, but we don't have occupancy of it," said Laura Bush. "So as soon as we do, we'll announce exactly where it is." More»

Plus: Advice on post-presidential life

(NEWSER) - Add Laura and George W. Bush to the list of people disappointed that Jeb Bush isn't on the stump. The two "wish he would" eventually run for president, and they "wanted him to this time," the former first lady told a Florida crowd yesterday in response to a question, the Herald-Tribune reports. He would be a "wonderful" president, she said after a speech. "We’re out of politics, as George would say, but still interested in policy." More»