But I do, although it takes some restraint for me to tone it down and limit it to just the simian references.
I was going to post those monkey pictures, but jsluder beat me to them, so I humbly submit the below link as an alternative form of presidential mocking. As far as I know, it’s still legal to do that.
Well, that’s certainly a way to bring us all together and get away from the harsh divisions in the country.
Dont try and blame us!
One of the hallmarks of the present regime – to summarily dismiss dissent as divisiveness. If you are not with me, then you are against me. If you are not in favor of patent medicine, then you are for letting Uncle Henry die.
As for me, I fell no obligation to “bring us all together” because I wasn’t the one who tore us asunder.
And now back to our regularly scheduled programming – How about them prehistoric dudes, eh? Looks like they were here about 34,000 years before the creation. I wonder how the gaping primates on the Kansas State Board of Education will handle that.
(p.s. – I stole that Uncle Henry line from Mencken, but given the circumstances, I’m sure he would not mind.)
Kerry and the Dems spent a good part of the campaign accusing Bush of dividing the country after promising to be a “uniter, not divider.” For what its worth.
Nobody’s trying to blame the Welsh, at least not for Bush, though we don’t mind if you want to take the blame! 
Steve
When are you going to understand that you English are to blame for everything?
Yes, but I am so looking forward to having high tea—errr, maybe just tea, I don’t know the niceties---- on my vacation in Canada. I doubt I can find the same little place, but it had pictures of the Queen all around the walls and ladies in funny knitted hats were there. Oh, it was heaven, just like being in a British novel. And the little sandwiches and odd things came on an epergne (I think one might call it).
The title of this thread is quite a bit different than I originally intended. There wasn’t room enough, so it had to be reworded, entirely.
No, you’re right, the English are to blame for everything, just as well I’m Welsh.
You know that little dog George Bush has about the place? Over here political cartoonists often draw that with Blair’s face on it. He also gets called Bush’s poodle.
In the UK we cathetarise politicians like this all the time, even the ones we like. It stops them getting too self important. I think it’s just another of those differences in US/UK humo(u)r. We tend to greet even our best friends with an insult. When you see this sort of thing just look to see where the poster comes from. It may not be the hate crime you think it is, just a misunderstanding.
We’re all monkeys. Even the President.
Unless David Icke is to be believed, in which case the President and the Royal Family are in fact lizards from outer space.
As for the Mayflower, I don’t see any Bushes in the passenger list
http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/history/passengers.htm
More than a third of the 102 passengers were Dutch, and all of 'em were ‘Separatist Puritans’ (except perhaps the two that were born en route, technically they weren’t able to make up their minds although I daresay their religious extremist environs would influence their later decisions on what to be when they grew up). They were all monkeys too, but being around long before Darwin could be forgiven for being upset if someone had called them that in 1620.
I found this in the Lonely Planet “Australian Phrasebook” which I bought before my visit to Perth at Easter, apropos the use of the word “bastard:” Affectionate term of greeting: “G’day, ya bastard!” Show of compassion: “Poor bastard lost his job.”
Steve
They claim to be, from one side or the other of the family. In that many generations, it’s not improbable.
Yeah, I am sure that it’s all just a matter of the fact that American political cartoonists make every effort at not lampooning political leaders, unlike those in Britain
I think it’s healthy that we continually lampoon our leaders. It’s one of the ways in which democracy can show its strength. It’s never partisan - they all get it in the neck equally. I wouldn’t like to live in Zimbabwe and try to lampoon Mugabe.
Steve
I think the difference is, for us ordinary folk as opposed to the media jokers, that we cathetarise our own side just as much as the opposition. Americans seem to be a little more partisan with their stuff (though it must be said that 99% of my knowledge of the US comes from this site and I’m only assuming it’s a fair cross section).
Here we poke fun at all sides and if they take it in their stride they’re generally thought of as a “good egg” regardless of their politics. If they get shirty about it then they lose face and can expect the amount of flak coming their way to increase considerably.
Hence forth, let’s all just speak in the language of political cartoons.
Hmm. I’m beginning to see why Americans don’t like political cartoons.
Steve
I resent the remarks about Ws ancestry since I am descended from the same ancestor from Kent who came to the Plymouth colonies in 1630. 
Ron