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President Bush's political opponents often use nicknames for him in a disparaging sense, such as:
W - distinguishing son from father by his middle initial
Dubya - folksy Texan pronunciation of his middle initial W
GW - the initials of both his first and middle names
King George, King George II, Little George - implying he's as oppressive as the British monarchy was toward the early American colonists - used by Howard Dean in a campaign speech September 23, 2003 [1]
Junior - suggesting that he's not on a par with his father
Baby Bush - distinguishing him from Poppy Bush (the nickname of choice for George H. W. Bush)
Bush Baby - a crack likening him to an African primate (see galago)
Shrub - pun on his last name, since he's a smaller Bush. This nickname was popularized by Texas newspaper columnist Molly Ivins.
Uncurious George - motivated by his chimp-like resemblance to fictional monkey Curious George and by his intolerance for diverging fact and opinion. Usual "I know you are but what am I liberal tag" (See "put some Ice on it, Bill Clinton)
Bushie - belittling diminutive (compare Moonie)
Dumbo - implying that Bush is an idiot
Dumbya - hybrid of Dumbo and Dubya
Shrubya - hybrid of Shrub and Dubya
Gush - coupled with "Bore" in descriptions of Election 2000 as the "Gush and Bore election", juxtaposing his surname spooneristically with that of Al Gore (whose only two nicknames, by marked contrast, are Al Bore and Al Snore)
Bushitler - used by his most extreme opponents to express hatred towards the US president and to liken him to Adolf Hitler.