Many Esoteric * Diatribe visitors know Russ Vaughn is a Vietnam Veteran and occasional contributor to Esoteric * Diatribe. He submitted the following reaction to the "Two Johns" ticket:

How perfectly apropos that the political party that panders to those who see nothing wrong with oral sex in the oval office or prostituting the Lincoln bedroom purely for profit is now led by a couple of johns. And you can bet your boxers those johns will have their praises sung loudly for the next four months by a chorus of liberal media whores. How utterly, deliciously appropriate, hmmm?

Russ Vaughn

No Offense, Russ, but I liked President Bush's response better: (when asked by a sniveling reporter singing the praises of Edwards's sunny pretty-boy image and following up with "How does he stack up against Dick Cheney?")

Bush responded "Dick Cheney can be president. Next?"

As much as we like Russ Vaughn here at Esoteric * Diatribe, there was really no contest here... Bush takes the cake.

Speaking of cake, W. turned 58 yesterday (I knew about it but didn't have time to comment on it) so Happy Birthday President Bush!