So those of us who actually check the mainstream news media from time to time have learned (much to our national embarrassment) that our president -- apparently arrested in his development somewhere around the Second Grade -- likes to foist fart jokes on visitors to the White House, and even enjoys passing gas to the discomfort of nearby aides.

This latest Bush restoration of honor and dignity to the Oval Office was revealed in a largely overlooked piece by U.S. News and World Report. "He's also known to cut a few for laughs, especially when greeting new young aides." The story inspired this "pull my finger" doll:

http://www.buzzflash.com/store/items/321

Ya know what? Policies and political competence notwithstanding, if I was forced to choose between a president who in the Oval Office deliberately farts in the face of visitors for laughs or a president who doodles consensually behind closed doors with a woman not his wife, I'm picking the adult.