[George W. Bush]

Uh-oh. Watch out for those tactful hygienic gifts.

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[Tijeras_Slim]

Well DUH! He'd never get deodorant from the French.

[mtbopfuyn]

Why not? As the article stated, at least Bush could use the toilet bag whereas the other audacious gifts are locked away never to be seen again.

[Only1choice____Freedom]

If you are in desparate need, a toilet bag can be worth more than the Mona Lisa at that point.

[Dixielander]

All this expensive gift-giving prompts me to ask "what king of gifts is President Bush giving to foreigners et al and how much are they costing the U.S. taxpayer?" What about cabinet members and the Congress? Are they too, giving gifts with our dollars?

Since the poor abused taxpayer pays the bill, shouldn't a cap be set on the value of gifts given, say $100.00?

[CyberAnt]

"end up in the vaults of presidential libraries, never to be seen again"

I thought that was the reason a president had a library - to display most of the gifts they received from other leaders around the world.

[CholeraJoe]

If it had been the French he would have needed one these little gems: