"I'm the president of the United States, now forgive me if I demand some decency."

This line — spoken by the actor portraying President George W. Bush in Comedy Central's latest addition, That's My Bush! — is one probably close to the heart of the real president.

The show adds to a growing fad of mocking the president, a trend which many claim has escalated into a remedy for those unsatisfied with Bush's narrow defeat of Democratic candidate Al Gore in November's election. Modern Humorist published My First Presidentiary: A Scrapbook by George W. Bush, a mock scrapbook by Bush, which makes the president appear to have the intellect of a third grader.

Aside from doubting his intelligence, others also doubt his legitimacy as president. On another Comedy Central staple, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, a clip showed Bush stating, "I was not elected to lead one party, but one nation."

Stewart responded with the line, "You were not elected."

Students disagree on whether or not this onslaught is justifiable.

Some feel the ridiculing is less a reflection of Bush as an individual than of his position as a public figure.

"I think it's just an easy target," Colleen Lloyd (sophomore-advertising) said.

Others feel the jokes have gotten old and it's time to move on.

"I think people should just accept it (his presidency)," Eric Handsman (sophomore-finance) said.

Still others view the mockery as a healthy exercising of First Amendment freedom of speech rights. Danielle Block (freshman-Italian) said, "I think it's justifiable because people shouldn't accept him if they didn't vote for him. It's legal in this country, so why not do it?"

Other students argue this abuse mends a torn nation, but some disagree. Nathaniel Porter (sophomore-meteorology) said, "It probably makes it worse. It makes him look like an ass."

While not all agree whether it's warranted or not, most agree that due to the closeness and bitterness of November's presidential election, this is not going to end anytime soon.

Allyson Malizia (junior-business logistics) said, "I think people are really unaccepting about the election. I have a feeling it's going to continue for a while until America gets used to Bush as president."