Does Bush REALLY live in the bubble?

[im10ashus]

From a presidential event in Virginia this morning:



"I take great comfort in having people around who can walk in my office and tell me what's on their mind. Part of my job is — they say, 'what's your job?' My job is decision-maker. I make a lot of decisions. Obviously, some of which you've seen, and a lot of them you don't. And they're big ones and little ones. But you make a lot of decisions. And if you don't — if you're uncertain about all the facts surrounding a decision, you've got to rely upon people. And you've then got to create an environment in which people are willing to come in and say, 'here's what's on my mind.'

"It's important at the presidential level. It's important in business. You've got to have people comfortable about saying, 'Here's what I think you ought to do, Mr. CEO.' You've got to listen and have a — I've always believed in a flat organizational chart. I think the worst thing that can happen for decision-makers is to get a filtered point of view."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060119-2.html

Seriously. He said that. Which is complete contrast to this:

It's a standing joke among the president's top aides: who gets to deliver the bad news? Warm and hearty in public, Bush can be cold and snappish in private, and aides sometimes cringe before the displeasure of the president of the United States…. Bush can be petulant about dissent; he equates disagreement with disloyalty.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9287434/site/newsweek/

Edited to add correct link. :-)

[Faygo Kid]

1. Another staged event; invitations only. We can't see "our" Prez

What a joke. Only not funny.

[BlueEyedSon]

2. Oh please... he talks like a 10-year old and doesn't make any decisions.

Cheney does that.

[Lerkfish]

5. actually, my 7 year old is light years more articulate than that.

how embarrassing for the country, on so many levels.

[Bob3]

3. so is that why he snapped at Ms. Albright during that idiot

dog and Pony show? Because he likes to hear people's views even if they don't agree with him? And is that why he never goes anywhere without the crowd being carefully screened?

hell maybe he really believes this is true. If so he's a bigger idiot than we thought.

[Kierkegaard]

12. Hmmm.

I don't think it's possible for him to be a bigger idiot than I think he is. I don't see how he generates enough brain activity to sustain necessary bodily function.

I agree with the general disdain for his 'statement,' though. His whole reign as king has been a dog and pony show. Say one thing, do another. Cover lies with more lies.

I found it odd that the word 'business' crept in there, seeing as how he was an utter failure at every attempt. He's nothing if not consistent in failure.

[Bob3]

13. Part of his act he's a ceo - means nothing

he just spouts gibberish and the media nods and pretends it either means something or it's not something he's already said a million times, or it's a huge god damned whopper of a lie "Saddam would not allow Inspectors in" (how many times has he said that?) that goes with out comment.

I begin to wonder at the sanity of anybody within the washington power structure (this includes the media) they all seem long gone in cloud coo-coo land caring about things that nobody else worries about while the country goes off the cliff with this inarticulate ape at the wheel.

[ClintonTyree]

4. Speak their minds..........then ignore them.

"I'm a decision maker. That's what I do, I make decisions. A decision is a choice, I make choices. I'm a choice decision maker. Some decisions are hard. Other decisions are easy. But I make 'em....choices that is......decisions, choice decisions. That's what I do."

Will somebody put a sock in this moron's mouth? :eyes:

[im10ashus]

7. "It's hard work making decisions."

Um, YES! When you are trying to make them ALL ON YOUR OWN and not take any advice. I can imagine it's hard making decisions when you DON'T know the facts, Mr. President! Geez!

:-)

Here's another quote and link:

"The first time I told him he was wrong, he started yelling at me. Then I showed him where he was wrong, and he said, 'All right. I understand. Good job.' He patted me on the shoulder. I went and had dry heaves in the bathroom."

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,1103581,00.html

[TahitiNut]

6. The most insanely and artificially-inflated ego of our times.

His sole challenge is to compose a portrait that temporally pleases him - completely detached from any objective reality and absent any survivability.

[Blue_In_AK]

8. I really hate the way he says...

"I'm a decision-maker. I make decisions." "I'm a hard worker. I work hard." "I'm a war president. I make war." Does he think we're all two years old? God, I just hate this guy.

[im10ashus]

10. I feel the same way.

And I don't like to use the word "hate" so readily. But I can't think of other words to describe how I feel. :shrug:

[madrchsod]

9. he lives in a mind of his own

there is no discussions of reality only the discussions on how to shape it

[davidwparker]

11. surrounded by white stormtroopers. I'm caucausian myself and I

know if all this "white" gags me and can't imagine what is does to minorities.