Dubya Awarded Honorary Medal for Exemplary Command of "I Am Rubber, You Are Glue"

What do you give the dear leader who's already got it all?

If you're a decorated war vet with medals to spare, one option is (evidently) a Purple Heart.

At least that's what Round Rock resident Bill Thomas decided to do when he and his wife met with President Bush yesterday at the Oval Office, where they presented our commander in chief with one of the three Purple Hearts that Thomas received in Vietnam. To his credit, the president noted that "he didn't feel like he had earned it."

The Purple Heart is generally awarded "in the name of the President" to military personnel who have been wounded or killed in battle.

From the Cove Herald:

Thomas said he and his wife came up with the unprecedented idea to present the president with the Purple Heart over breakfast one morning a few months ago as they discussed the verbal attacks, both foreign and domestic, the commander in chief has withstood during his time in office.

"We feel like emotional wounds and scars are as hard to carry as physical wounds," Thomas said.

We're not even sure where to begin with this, but Crooks and Liars offers some lucid commentary.

And, in unrelated news, various impeachment rallies will take place across the country this Saturday, ranging from guerilla slide shows projected against downtown office buildings and skywriting to "human murals."

Extended Reading
"Fascist America, in 10 Easy Steps" (The Guardian)
"'Impeachment Rallies' Scheduled Across US for Saturday" (The Raw Story)

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