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The old New York Spy magazine popularized the practice of giving nicknames to public figures, notable tagging Donald Trump with "short fingered vulgarian." Constant repetition And we are happy to follow in their footsteps. And Bush does it too, so obviously it's OK, since He as God's Annointed Representative on Earth can do No Wrong. Shudder. Howl.

In any case, we've worked out a few, and they're fun to invent:

• Scott "Sucka MC" McClellan


• David "I'm Writing as Bad as I Can" Brooks (another tribute to Spy)


• Tom "Frenchy" DéLay

and of course:

• Dick "Dick" Cheney

one of the jokes being that Cheney's going to be, well, redundant.

There are probably many more to be invented, as we, in our small way, attempt to chip away at the credibility of these people.

However, Allen at The Right Christians has a challenge:

• George "W.M.D." Bush

But... What does WMD stand for? Not "Weapons of Mass Destruction," that's far too obvious.

What, Me D .... ?

W ... M ... Dermatology

It's late. Readers, can you help?