Shrubkitsch isn't bolshoi in Mockva

By at 7:49 am Friday, May 24

The Shrub just ain't popular in Russia. Moscow kitsch merchants can't seem to shift their newly made GW Bush nesting matrioshke dolls. Meanwhile, Clinton matrioshkas are selling like hotcakes.
"I guess he is not like Clinton, he is not so interesting," a vendor named Igor said. Clinton dolls were outselling Bush dolls two-to-one, he said, just as they would on any other day. At Igor's stand, the two presidents -- never known to enjoy each other's company -- were separated only by a serious-looking Harry Potter. The main difference between the two presidential dolls, both priced at a negotiable $30, is the story they tell.
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