Obama returns bust of Churchill, replaces it with busts of Karl Marx and Neville Chamberlain

A bust of the former prime minister once voted the greatest Briton in history, which was loaned to George W Bush from the Government's art collection after the September 11 attacks, has now been formally handed back.

The bronze by Sir Jacob Epstein, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds if it were ever sold on the open market, enjoyed pride of place in the Oval Office during President Bush's tenure.
But when British officials offered to let Mr Obama to hang onto the bust for a further four years, the White House said: "Thanks, but no thanks."

American politicians have made quoting Churchill, whose mother was American, something of an art form, but not Mr Obama, who prefers to cite the words and works of his hero Abraham Lincoln. Indeed a bust of Mr Lincoln now sits in the Oval Office where Epstein's Churchill once ruled the roost.

A Book Review for the upcoming Political Season

If you're a fan of insulting comebacks, or just like some good wit, "I'll be sober in the morning" is what I'm reading now. It's tough to try and remember all these. They' ll come in handy during political season. Churchill is one of my favorites, here's a couple samples of his wit.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had been drinking heavily at a party and bumped into Bessie Braddock, a Socialist parliament member."Mr. Churchill, you are drunk," Braddock said harshly."And Bessie, you are ugly. You are very ugly," Churchill snapped and then after a pause, added: "I'll be sober in the morning."

During an exchange in Parliament, Lady Nancy Astor snarled at Winston Churchill and said: "If you were my husband, I would poison your coffee." Churchill replied: "If you were my wife, Nancy, I'd drink it."