For the first time ever The Wall Street Journal made me spew...

[Aviation Pro]

....over my keyboard and monitor:

On the Lighter Side

Wall Street Journal reporter John D. McKinnon wrote in a pool report from Bush's arrival in Saudi Arabia: "The King proceeded to award POTUS a piece of bling that could well exceed that of Bahrain a couple of days earlier. From the photos it appears to be a medallion of gold with white and green stone, suspended from a gold palm tree emblem with crossed swords. The chain seems to be made in an ornate woven pattern, with rubies and emeralds intermingled. Serious jack appears to be involved."

[fasttense]

1. It's just the wonderful editorial standards established by Rupert Murdoch.

:sarcasm:

[derby378]

9. We have a WINNER!

:woohoo:

[blogslut]

2. Oh, so WSJ pool reporters are "gettin' jiggy" with their style now?

How adorable.

President Bush, left, holds the King Abdul Aziz Order of Merit that was presented to him by Saudi King Abdullah, right, at Riyadh Palace, Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

[Adsos Letter]

5. I LOVE that photo...

ol' King Abdullah is explain' to the shrub that the medal can also be used as a bottle opener...

[Rainbowreflect]

7. LOL

:rofl: :spray:

[Aviation Pro]

6. Haysus marimba...

...stick your fucking chest out you Insane President like you have some command presence and a set of balls. (Or is the Saudi King holding them for you)?

[Adsos Letter]

3. "Serious jack...?"

My god, they aren't even pretending to care about my age demographic anymore...

Ah, well...time to shuffle off into the Great Beyond, I suppose...

:D

[Aviation Pro]

8. Could have been worse....

...the hipster reporter from the Journal could have described it as "large coin."

[Turbineguy]

4. Bahrain shut down

for a day in his honor at an estimated cost of $100 million.

Bush costs where ever he goes. But he costs the US 1 billion per day just on inflated fuel prices.