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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:00 AM

"To: #44, From: #43..."

Obama reads note from Bush left in Oval Office.
Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Wednesday, January 21, 2009 09:39 AM

    Two possibilities

    Either Bush left Obama:

    A) A Xerox copy of his bare ass (he is a boorish fratboy at heart, after all); or

    B) A note scribbled in crayon, such as, "Don't screw up like I did" or "I swear, it was all Cheney's fault" or something similar.

    —Confucius Always Say Read Confucius Always Say's other letters

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