It's not always pretty, but it is easy to imagine a tattoo for prominent American politicians. Maybe there is a tattoo of a boot on Donald Trump's wrinkled ass with text reading, “You're Fired!” Maybe George Bush has a tattoo of the Twin Towers that says, “Inside Job.” I wouldn't be surprised if Barack Obama has a tattoo of his birth certificate after all the uproar; but all joking aside, there are some big name political figures with ink. It is hard to tell with their long sleeves and pants, but there are probably more than you expected. I was surprised to learn that our 26th president, Teddy Roosevelt, was a tattoo enthusiast with a tattoo of his family's crest inked across his chest.

Surprisingly, Barry Goldwater, a very conservative senator from Arizona didn't bother hiding his ink. He got a tattoo of a moon with several dots on his hand, which was a symbol of the Smoki People, a group based in Arizona that aimed to preserve Native American traditions. Currently, Mary Bono is the only female member of Congress to admit that she has some ink. Shortly after September 11th, she got a cross on her ankle as a symbol of her faith.

Even Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War Two, had a tattoo. As the man in charge of the British navy, it makes sense that he got an anchor on his forearm. Perhaps the most tattooed politician in the United States is Jesse Jackson Jr. With two half-sleeves, he is not shy about his enthusiasm for tattooing, as he reportedly tries to add a new tattoo to his body every year. One of the earliest tattooed politicians in America is Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, who had a tattoo of a tomahawk on his thigh. The rationale behind the design isn't clear, but Jackson was a tough and violent man, and maybe that's all the reason he needed.