The Art of Politics

Have you seen George W. Bush's paintings of himself in the bathtub? If only "Playgirl" were still publishing, Dubya might have been a centre-fold.

But now there is a new exhibition of the 43rd US President's work. Titled "The Art of Leadership," it is a collection of portraits of political leaders from Afghanistan to Ottawa, and is on show at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. It's said both MOMA and the Louvre wanted it, but the Bush Center got it first.

The portrait drawing the most attention among Canadian viewers is that of Prime Minister Stephen Harper--an exceedingly flattering portrait, in that it doesn't really resemble Mr. Harper. However, the Prime Minister has praised it, saying, "I believe the artist recognized my inner George Clooney."

In other political news, several gentlemen who turned up at an Oakville Conservative nominating meeting expressed disappointment. One said, "I thought it was Amy Adams we were going to see."

And Dimitri Soudas, finding he suddenly has a lot of spare time, says, "At last I'm going to write my novel. I plan to call it 'All About Eve'."

"Or maybe," he said, "'All About Steve'."