Boogaloo Shrimp/Daily Mess In following with the traditions of Iraq and other countries that have suffered under oppressive regimes, President Bush has allocated $40 million in emergency funds to construct statues of himself in high traffic areas of cities where he received less than 10 percent of the vote in the last election. A spokesman from the White House said that the statues are part of a nationwide effort to identify with voters, hence the surfboard and shorts Bush is sporting.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 1, 2006. Read the original PDF.