Saturday, April 30, 2005

The Beetle Administration

This blog loves politics. This blog also loves nonsense. It probably goes without saying that the two usually go together, though rarely like the following:

Two US scientists have paid tribute to their favourite politicians by naming three species of beetle after them.

President George Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld were all honoured.

One of the entomologists said he admired all three men for 'having the courage of their convictions' and standing up for freedom and democracy...

They named them Agathidium bushi, Agathidium cheneyi and Agathidium rumsfeldi.


I cannot say I am as keen on these guys (what happened to small-government Republicanism?), but, yes, they do have a lot of balls. Unlike some beetles.

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