[Bush Surgeon General nominee James] Holsinger wrote that "[a]natomically the vagina is designed to receive the penis" while the anus and rectum--which "contain no natural lubricating function" -- are not. "The rectum is incapable of mechanical protection against abrasion and severe damage ... can result if objects that are large, sharp or pointed are inserted into the rectum," Holsinger wrote.this manChristopher Orr