A) Because they can...

B) Because it's more tastefull than anything else the president has done in 8 years.

C) All of the above.

As a US citizen, I am not appalled ;)

Because he's a big fat crybaby who didn't get US Government Money to paint a picture. So, in his own special way, he decided to throw a temper tantrum.

It did come out rather well considering the medium.

As a Brit, he probably wasn't expecting any kind of US Government hand out.

Here's a link to the original, uncensored work on Jonathan Yeo's site.

The Metro claim to have censored bits of it. I can only see one but of pixelation up by is left eye. They certainly missed his right ear...

That's f**king awesome.

Instead of the nightmares it evokes now, it's nice to see the word "bush" bringing to mind the more pleasant meaning it had before 2001.

Yep, no outrage here. It was clever and whimsical. I actually voted for our current prez, but about ran off the road laughing when I saw the bumper sticker "2008, the end of an error"

Meh, so what. My only wish is that it had been done as an actual statement-freedom-of-speech type of thing, not spite.

Okay, now I'm offended, wait...offended is when your willy gets hard right?

No, dear, that's your off-hand...But only if you're not a lefty.

Yeah, that's it... That MUST be it. Any other reason (as the artist provide several of, in the story) MUST be lies, as only one reality (icepig's) can be actual...

"Now Jonathan Yeo, 36, has caused a stir in the US, where Republicans have attacked the work for being in poor taste."

One Republican was heard to exclaim "Of course it's in poor taste, it's heterosexual porn"

*Rim-jo... SHOT*

It says in the description "When a British artist was denied US backing to paint a portrait..."

Sometimes I wonder if people say "Bush" and then just feel the need to post something... even without reading it. *Sigh*

You've got me there

Well it was more that I assumed Icepigs was being Americocentric about an artist who does have some renown for this sort of thing - he is, after all, the man who did a nude portrait of Tony Blair.

i just wish he made the whole thing out of BUSH"S entirley if you know what I mean