Have you seen fugitive war criminal George W. Bush’s collection of oil paintings of veterans? (See fragment below.) These remarkable portraits are assembled in his new book Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors. This series of portraits got me thinking … Just as the Library of Congress appoints a United States Poet Laureate, who serves as the nation’s official poet for a designated term, why don’t we also create a space for an Artist Laureate, a Movie Director Laureate, or even a Blogger Laureate as well?
