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The Smoking Gun reports that a hacker going by the alias of "Guccifer" has gotten into a few e-mail accounts associated with the Bush family. He uncovered a trove of personal information including cell phone numbers, family pictures, and what appear to be self-portraits of George W. Bush in the shower and tub, which were sent by the former President to his sister. Are they any good? Doesn't really matter. These two weapons of mass introspection remind us of Al Gore's post-election weird beard and the Romney gas-pumping media frenzy. We didn't think it was possible to have much empathy for the man, and yet, here we are. It's strangely comforting to think of the little guy just looking at his wet, shriveled body in the mirror wondering, "Who am I?"