Bush displays Saddam’s gun as trophy

This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on May 30, 2004). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

Bill Clinton got his rocks off in the Oval Office and lied about it to the American people. He [nearly]{.underline} got impeached.

George Bush got his rocks off in Iraq and lied about it to the American people. He got a souvenir.

A handgun that Saddam Hussein was clutching when U.S. forces captured him in a hole in Iraq last December is now kept by President Bush at the White House, Time magazine reported Sunday.

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Bush shows Saddam’s gun to select visitors, telling them it is unloaded, both now and when Saddam was captured, Time reported.

“He really liked showing it off,” Time quoted a visitor who had seen the gun as saying. “He was really proud of it.”

Sick and wrong.

(via Daily Kos, with thanks to 60s Reloaded for the initial 2-line summary)