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Why have we never seen a photo of George W. Bush as president without his shirt on?

In 2005, when Bush interviewed Judge J. Harvie Wikinson III as a possible nominee for the Supreme Court, not only did he ask him how much he exercised, but when the Judge said he ran 3.5 miles a day, Bush urged him to start doing some cross-training. [source]

The Washington Post casually refers to "Bush's two-hour midday exercise sessions" [source].

He runs a 7 minute mile. At least he did when he became president. [source]

Laura says he exercises at least five days a week. [source]

Bush's physician explained that Bush fainted while choking on a pretzel because his resting heart rate is 38-49 beats per minute. [source] A normal rate for an adult is 60-100. [source]

So, what is Bush hiding under his shirt (other than a mysterious rectangular piece of equipment)?

We saw President Clinton shirtless.

We saw President Reagan shirtless.

Why haven't we seen President Bush shirtless?

Could it be because the American public isn't ready for just how many crunches per day it takes for Bush to exorcise his inner demons?

Come, on W. We demand to see you shirtless! The public has a right to know!