Bush Gropes Breast of the World

The photograph confronts anyone walking through the lobby of Lehigh University's humanities building: A man who could be President Bush's identical twin smirks for the camera, his left hand touching a woman in a negligee.

The 4-foot-by-4-foot image, part of a satirical exhibit by internationally renowned photographer Larry Fink, has upset student conservatives who see it as evidence of a liberal bias on campus.

In an essay accompanying the exhibit, called "The Forbidden Pictures, A Political Tableau," Fink makes clear the target of his satire. He says the 2000 presidential election was stolen, criticizes the "fundamentalist neoconservative conspiracy" and calls Bush a "frat boy with charisma."

Fink told The Associated Press the woman in the lobby photograph, whose breast is cupped by the presidential lookalike, can be seen as a metaphor for the entire world.

"I think that would be appropriate for what we were doing in our foreign policy: Groping without any good understanding of what we were doing and taking advantage of our imperious power," he said.

"So many people are afraid to criticize the president. It's great to live in a society where there are alternate views," said Joshua Glass, 21, a senior political science major.