Stupid things bush has said .
"I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time
so I could plan for it…I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all
the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet….I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes.
I'm confident I have. I just haven't — you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one." —President George W. Bush, after being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made, Washington,
D.C., April 3, 2004
"The really rich people
figure out how to dodge taxes anyway." —explaining why high taxes on the rich are a failed strategy, Annandale, Va.,
Aug. 9, 2004
"My plan reduces the national
debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire." —radio address, Feb. 24, 2001
"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each
other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." —Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003
"The most important thing is for us to
find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." —Washington, D.C.,
Sept. 13, 2001
I don't know where bin
Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not
our priority." —Washington, D.C., March 13,
2002
I try to go for longer runs, but it's tough around here at the White House on the outdoor track. It's sad that
I can't run longer. It's one of the saddest things about the presidency." —interview
with "Runners World," Aug. 2002
"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't
do my job." —to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004
"If this were
a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." —Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000
"My answer is bring them on." —on Iraqi insurgents attacking
U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003
