You folks could've elected a bear if you wanted to surprise us.
You could've elected a sea otter.
You could've dunked a duck in crude, and leaked to the press that he was found in ANWAR, at an illegal republican drilling rig! (The duck would now have his picture on the one dollar bill; and never fear; the press would've never thought of checking his habitat to see if it included ANWAR)
You could've elected a planarian, or flatworm pulled from the Columbia.
But NO! You folks had to elect a chest pounding disciple of usama bin laden!