"You see, the Senate wants to take away some of the powers of the administrative branch."—Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002 "We need an energy bill that encourages consumption."—Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002 "I Am A Pitbull On The Pantleg Of Opportunity." "Rarely Is The Question Asked: Is Our Children Learning?" "Our Enemies Are Innovative And Resourceful - And So Are We. They Never Stop Thinking About New Ways To Harm Our Country And Our People - And Neither Do We." "God Loves You, And I Love You. And You Can Count On Both Of Us As A Powerful Message That People Who Wonder About Their Future Can Hear." "Actually, I-This Might Sound A Little West Texan To You, But I Like It. When I'm Talking About- When I'm Talking About Myself, And When He's Talking About Myself, All Of Us Are Talking About Me." "It's Important For Us To Explain To Our Nation That Life Is Important. It's Not Only Life Of Babies, But It's Life Of Children Living In, You Know, The Dark Dungeons Of The Internet." "We Have A Firm Commitment To NATO, We Are A Part Of NATO. We Have A Firm Commitment To Europe. We Are A Part Of Europe." "More Muslims Have Died At The Hands Of Killers Than — I Say More Muslims — A Lot Of Muslims Have Died — I Don't Know The Exact Count — At Istanbul. Look At These Different Places Around The World Where There's Been Tremendous Death And Destruction Because Killers Kill." "We Will Make Sure Our Troops Have All That Is Necessary To Complete Their Missions. That's Why I Went To The Congress Last September And Proposed Fundamental — Supplemental Funding, Which Is Money For Armor And Body Parts And Ammunition And Fuel." "You Know, Let Me Talk About Al-Qaeda Just For A Second. I Made The Statement That We're Dismantling Senior Management, And We Are. Our People Have Done A Really Good Job Of Hauling In A Lot Of The Key Operators. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Abu Zubaida. Ramzi-Ramzi Alshibh Or Whatever That Guy's Name Was." "This Campaign Not only Hears The Voices Of the Entrepreneurs And The Farmers And The Entrepreneurs, We Hear The Voices Of Those Struggling To Get Heard." "Natural Gas Is Hemispheric. I Like To Call It Hemispheric In Nature Because It Is A Product That We Can Find In Our Neighbourhoods." "First, Let Me Make It Very Clear, Poor People Aren't Necessarily Killers. Just Because You Happen To Be Not Rich Doesn't Mean You're Willing To Kill." It Is Clear Our Nation Is Reliant Upon Big Foreign Oil. More And More Of Our Imports Are Coming From Overseas." "I'm Honored To Shake The Hand Of A Brave Iraqi Citizen Who Had His Hand Cut Off By Saddam Hussein." "It's No Exaggeration To Say That The Undecideds Could Go One Way Or Another." "The Most Important Job Is Not To Be Governor, Or First Lady In My Case." "We're Going To Have The Best Educated American People In The World" "Low Voter Turnout Is An Indication Of Fewer People Going To The Polls."
I recently had the opportunity to personally meet an Englishman that I've corresponded with for a few years over the internet as he rode a motorcycle around the world and who is an author of some repute. During our conversation we got on to the subject of politics (it was over a glass of Tuskers, so it was OK). He made an observation about people and political beliefs, specifically Americans and their approach to politics. He said that most people in America (and his own country) have only superficial understanding of anything close to a political belief. They'll make statements without any depth to their knowledge of, or even understanding of facts to support what they say or write. I see his point.
It's generally because we assume things are fairly obvious to others, even when they aren't. Actually Bush's family is originally from Jersey, as they immigrated from Germany, though he and his father are from Connecticut. Damn Yankees.
nononononono He went to Yale. That's all CT will own up to. Despite the fact he was born in New Haven.
