Harpers has compiled a numerical summary of the Bush administration. Here's a taste:

Minimum number of calls the FBI received in fall 2001 from Utah residents claiming to have seen Osama bin Laden: 20

Number of members of the rock band Anthrax who said they hoarded Cipro so as to avoid an “ironic death”:
1

Minimum number of laws that Bush signing statements have exempted his administration from following:
1,069

Estimated number of U.S. intelligence reports on Iraq that were based on information from a single defector:
100

Number of times the defector had ever been interviewed by U.S. intelligence agents:
0

Days after the U.S. invaded Iraq that Sony trademarked “Shock & Awe” for video games:
1

Days later that the company gave up the trademark, citing “regrettable bad judgment”:
25

Minimum number of detainees who were tortured to death in U.S. custody:
8

Estimated amount Bush-era policies will cost the U.S. in new debt and accrued obligations:
$10,350,000,000,000

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