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Best Bush Impersonators

His squint, Texas drawl, malapropisms, work habits and political failures have rendered George W. Bush a delicious target in all corners of pop culture. Now that the president is on his way back to his ranch, and before these renderings recede into the mists of ancient history, it's time to honor the best portrayals. Here are some notables facing off against each other: -- Zachary Pincus-Roth

His squint, Texas drawl, malapropisms, work habits and political failures have rendered George W. Bush a delicious target in all corners of pop culture. Now that the president is on his way back to his ranch, and before these renderings recede into the mists of ancient history, it’s time to honor the best portrayals. Here are some notables facing off against each other:

-- Zachary Pincus-Roth   (Evan Vucci / Associated Press)

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

’ DOUBT’ (2008)

Description: While the film and the original 2004 play are technically about a nun (Streep) accusing a priest of pedophilia, writer-director John Patrick Shanley said Bush’s march toward war in Iraq offered inspiration.

Pro: If anyone can pull off Bush as a woman, it’s Streep.

Con: So if the nun is Bush, the altar wine is a WMD, Amy Adams is Hans Blix, and the school’s first black student is . . . Obama?

Quote: “I have my certainty.”   (Andrew Schwartz / Associated Press)

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