Bush: I'd rather be right than popular

[sabra]

http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5122999&nav=1TjD

Bush: I'd rather be right than popular

"When history looks back, I'd rather be judged as solving problems and being correct, rather than being popular," Bush said.

"The president that chases the opinion poll is the president that will have failed policy," Bush said in an exclusive joint interview along with his wife, Laura, at the White House.

Some members of Congress are nervous about the effect Bush's political problems might have on their own fortunes in this fall's midterm elections.

But Bush predicted that Republicans would keep their majorities in the House and Senate, "Because we're right on winning this war on terror, and we've got a good economic record," he said. "People are working under the leadership of the Bush administration and the Congress."

[City Lights]

1. Too bad he's neither. eom

[Delphinus]

9. Words right out of my mouth!!

:toast:

[Roland99]

11. Mine, too!!

[zann725]

58. Ditto!

Now he can be wrong on both 'counts.' Why limit damage to just one error orin judgement/inaction?

[zann725]

59. Ditto!

Now he can be wrong on both 'counts.' Why limit damage to just one error in judgement/or changing course when called for...as any windsurfer, surfer or boatsman knows you must...when the tide turns...endangering your "old course."

[Momgonepostal]

29. I knew someone would beat me to it! LOL

[NYC Liberal]

30. Sure he is!

He might not be popular, but he's right.

Far Right. :hi:

[City Lights]

32. He's so far right he's a fascist.

:hi:

[sakabatou]

54. I was going to say that too!

[rocktivity]

57. DING DING DING! No Surrender, you're our grand prize winner!

Too bad he's neither.


rocknation

[ixion]

2. chimpy, you are neither

all you are is a spoiled frat boy with delusions of grandeur, IMO.

:grr:

[nolabels]

52. Minkees cannot distinguish the 'either-or'

http://www.moviehole.net/reviews/1169.html

[Greeby]

3. Well, that works out Shrub, you're neither

:eyes:

[livetohike]

4. Oh yeah he's a real problem solver and decider.

:eyes:

[tanyev]

5. And how's that workin' out for ya, George?

[davekriss]

6. HE IS NEITHER (eom)

[wakeme2008]

7. that 4 or 5 dollar a gallon gas will really do the economy a lot of

good... :sarcasm:

[Pierre.Suave]

8. WHAT!!!??

A GOOD economic record? WTF did I miss...

[Art_from_Ark]

47. Sure, he has a good economic record...

if you're in the top 1%, that is.

[BOSSHOG]

10. Another bush lie

He does not care if he is right or not but lord does the man have a strong desire to be liked.

[underpants]

24. Report: PR spending doubled under Bush

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-01-26-williams-usat_x.htm

The administration spent at least $88 million in fiscal 2004 on contracts with major public relations firms, the analysis found, compared with $37 million in 2001, Bush's first year in office. In all, the administration spent $250 million on public relations contracts during its first term, compared with $128 million spent for President Clinton between 1997 and 2000. The analysis did not examine what the Clinton administration spent during its first term.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

12. Prediction?

But King george predicted that republicans would keep their majorities in the House and Senate, "Because we're right on winning this war on terror, and we've got a good economic record," he said. "People are working under the leadership of the King george administration and the Congress."


Translation....."November is in the bag. We count the votes."

[dave29]

13. hubris

.

[bleedingheart]

14. he must always be so disappointed not to be either...

[BlueJac]

15. He will be remembered like his buddy Kenny Boy...

just another big crook, the one that tried to destroy American values and freedoms.

[yellowcanine]

16. Well he is right WING so it works out.

[Xipe Totec]

17. He'd rather be right-wing than right or popular n/t

[lpbk2713]

18. Well you're certainly not popular.

So now would be a good time to work on being right for a change.

[The Backlash Cometh]

19. "right" = conservative. He didn't mean "correct."

[quiet.american]

20. The man is INSANE. n/t

[mark11727]

21. A very long time ago, Barry Goldwater was once introduced as...

..."the man who would rather be right than be President".

[apnu]

22. (un)Popular

Popular, from the Wicked musical: (Rove is Galinda, Chimpy is Elphaba)

GALINDA
(spoken) Elphie - now that we're friends, I've decided to make you my new project.

ELPHABA
(spoken) You really don't have to do that

GALINDA
(spoken) I know. That's what makes me so nice!
(sung) Whenever I see someone
Less fortunate than I
(And let's face it - who isn't
Less fortunate than I?)
My tender heart
Tends to start to bleed
And when someone needs a makeover
I simply have to take over
I know I know exactly what they need
And even in your case
Tho' it's the toughest case I've yet to face
Don't worry - I'm determined to succeed
Follow my lead
And yes, indeed
You will be:

Popular!
You're gonna be popular!
I'll teach you the proper ploys
When you talk to boys
Little ways to flirt and flounce
I'll show you what shoes to wear
How to fix your hair
Everything that really counts

To be popular
I'll help you be popular!
You'll hang with the right cohorts
You'll be good at sports
Know the slang you've got to know
So let's start
'Cause you've got an awfully long way to go:

Don't be offended by my frank analysis
Think of it as personality dialysis
Now that I've chosen to be come a pal, a
Sister and adviser
There's nobody wiser
Not when it comes to popular -
I know about popular
And with an assist from me
To be who you'll bee
Instead of dreary who-you-were: are:
There's nothing that can stop you
From becoming popu-
Ler: lar:

La la la la
We're gonna make
You popular

When I see depressing creatures
With unprepossessing features
I remind them on their own behalf
To think of
Celebrated heads of state or
Specially great communicators
Did they have brains or knowledge?
Don't make me laugh!

They were popular! Please -
It's all about popular!
It's not about aptitude
It's the way you're viewed
So it's very shrewd to be
Very very popular
Like me!

(spoken) Why, Miss Elphaba, look at you. You're beautiful.

ELPHABA(spoken) I - I have to go:

GALINDA
(spoken) You're welcome!
(sung) And though you protest
Your disinterest
I know clandestinely
You're gonna grin and bear it
Your new found popularity
La la la la
You'll be popular -
Just not as quite as popular
As me!

[Patchuli]

48. I adore the book!

I used it in my project in my Library Science class this spring!

[mitchum]

23. You're neither, jackass

[Jawja]

25. Too bad he is

NEITHER. :eyes:

[keta11]

26. Once again - THE FALSE CHOICE N/T

[Rambis]

27. * will never be "right"

no worries there-

[kaygore]

28. He's NOT right and he's NOT popular--what a dumbass

[VegasWolf]

31. The clown is not even sane, he hears voices in his head telling him to

KILL people.

[HughBeaumont]

33. "we've got a good economic record"

Uh, sure, Toonces. "We", meaning, of course "THE BASE".

What is this, 5 out of 6 months in NOT meeting the birth/death incoming/outging workers rate in the job creation stat? Yeah, that shit's just BOOOMING, Spurious George.

[truthisfreedom]

34. "even when i'm wrong i'm right for 'murika"

[KKKarl is an idiot]

35. Good economic record

Wow!!! I did not know I was doing so well. Must be that extra tax dollars I am getting back. Thank you for being right Mr Bush & reminding me how well you are doing. Time to go vote. Where's that party line box. Ahhhhh!!!! there it is Republican. Next on my Karl Rove to do list. Rush will be coming on soon, then Hannity. Don't forget BOR & Savage later on.

[TygrBright]

36. Let's just say, he's as popular as he is right...

...and leave it at that.

I suppose there's some distinction in living through the Administration of the worst President in U.S. History (assuming we do, Cosmic Muffin willing), but it doesn't compensate for the twenty years of misery it will cost us to clean up this abominable mess and restore some semblance of democracy to our battered rape-victim of a nation.

Sometimes it's very difficult to leave karma to karma. I get overwhelmed with a raging need to be there when *'s face is pushed in the vast pile of rotting slime he's created. I want to see justice done on this evil, careless fool who thinks he can play a parlor game with real people's lives in order to pile up money and power points so his team can 'win.' Life being what it is, I try to accept the reality that I never will see that, I never will see those simian features sag in horror as he finally realizes what he's done and how justifiable the rage and hatred of millions really is. I never will hear him say "Oh, god, I really did **** up and millions suffered and thousands died and I'm a worthless crack ho for the oligarchic elite who damn' near trashed 250 years of humanity's noblest experiment in self-determination and I. AM. SO. SORRY!!"

I'll never see or hear that, nope, 'cause it'll never happen. The best we can hope for is that he dies thinking "Those fools never appreciated me, they never knew how good they had it, SOMEDAY they'll be sorry..." That's more likely, but again, I'll never see or hear it because once that semi-evolved pond scum no longer has any active, marginally-legitimated role in the U.S. government I plan to FORGET. HIS. NAME.

It's the best I can do toward achieving what I want for him: Ignored, shunned, relegated to an ignominious oblivion, an ugly asterisk pointing to a grim but small footnote in history. He just isn't that important. He'd never have been important at all had he not been the right enthusiastically willing tool at the right time. I can't wait until Jan. 20, 2007, when I can say ::Makes Sicilian gesture, with apologies to real Sicilians:: He's DEAD to me!

cathartically,
Bright

[samsingh]

37. how about being neither

and ardently hated, ridiculed, and despised.

[Ms. Clio]

38. Historians already judge you as one of our worst presidents ever, Chimpy

After we finally scrape the last slimy traces of you and your evil minions out of our White House, I assure you the verdicts will be even less favorable.




Edited to add that this survey was done in 2004, before Katrina.

[Robb]

39. That's 0 for 2. n/t

[w4rma]

40. He has not solved one single problem. Miserable failure. (nt)

[Cha]

41. Too bad for you that you

aren't popular or have been right in anything your whole wasted life, dumbya.

But, that's what happens to liars, cheats, and murderers.

[damntexdem]

42. And, boy, is he!

He's as far right as he can get and is becoming just as unpopular.

[theHandpuppet]

43. What do you do when you're neither?

I'll bet that question doesn't keep him up at night.

[sweetheart]

44. "under the leadership"?

Under his burdensome bankrupt fuckup war? Under the smothering fat ass of his big government.

Indeed, "under" is appropos, under the tyranny of the insane world-king and his holy-romamerican empire.

[jwirr]

45. Right wing?

[stepnw1f]

46. Yup, George. You are WRONG and UNPOPULAR

you dellusional lying asshole.

[laylah]

49. Well, guess what...

DUMBASS...you are neither! :puke:

Jenn

[nealmhughes]

50. Like Voltaire on the Holy Roman Empire...being neither Holy nor Roman

and certainly not an Empire!

[barb162]

51. he's neither right nor popular

[superconnected]

53. The man may never have been right in his life.

[ButterflyBlood]

55. Too bad you aren't either n/t

[lonestarnot]

56. Well fucker, you're 0 for 2, so how does FAILURE 100% FEEL!???