Famous Quotes & Sayings

It is surprising. Since Bush did not carry New Jersey in either election, you would think he would shy away from the state. A few of these folks are pretty conservative and that's not the reputation that New Jersey has.

It is the familiar and it is family. But it is also a different person helping Bush guide the ship of state.

It's anything but a secret that Bush and Schroeder didn't get on well. The problem with Merkel is expectations: They already are so high, she may not be able to meet all of them.

It's a referendum on the centerpiece of the Bush presidency.

It's a rebuke to the Bush administration, but it's not any great victory for one side or the other.

Mike Farrell

It probably further weakens the confidence of some investors. The professional investor probably welcomes a lot of what Bush had to say, but it has definitely spooked other U.S. investors and the international investor,

Cindy Sheehan

Every time Bush talks he should be removed from office,

Jim Doyle

Every day President Bush and Congress refuse to fulfill their obligation to special ed is another day Wisconsin property taxpayers are stuck with the bill. It's unfair, irresponsible and must stop.

Karen Finney

As the saying goes, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. Unfortunately for the American people all President Bush did today was make it clear that they should expect nothing more than the same failed policies they have come to know all too well.

Larry Sabato

At this point, nothing President Bush says is going to have much impact. The only thing that is going to change public opinion is an improvement in the situation on the ground in Iraq.

Noah Feldman

After 9/11, most Americans were in no mood to talk with our enemies in the Middle East, whatever those enemies' ideology, and the Bush administration's policies of invasion and pre-emption reflected that sentiment.

Someday when historians record the decline of the American steel industry, President Bush will have the infamous distinction of contributing to the decimation of our industry and the loss of American jobs.

So the pressure is on Kerry to meet expectations. And let's not forget the good news for the White House in this poll: Bush is still seen as a stronger leader who would better deal with Iraq and terrorism,

John Thune

Now, Democrats, especially Pelosi and Reid, think they have the upper hand and have an opportunity to put Republicans and the Bush administration in a difficult position and are capitalizing on it, ... But there is a certain risk here. ... People in this country have a sense of where the limits are. (Democratic leaders) are on the verge of crossing that line.

Katherine Harris

Actually, Governor Bush last week was so generous and gracious in his comments and wished me well and said I would be a formidable candidate.

Larry Wachtel

Even if Bush were to win, there's no mandate to do any radical legislation.

Even as you enter the fourth year after the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush is still misleading and deluding you and hiding the real reason from you.

Even a sitting president who has a vice president running for office doesn't have a great impact on the way the administration behaves. The goal of the next three years is to repair the president's popularity and resolve the situation in Iraq to some decent outcome. ... If Bush leaves office in January 2009 with Iraq in chaos, nothing else will matter.

Chris Edwards

There was a growing undercurrent of discontent by fiscal conservatives kept under wraps because Bush delivered four tax cuts in four years. It had been a unifying theme. That is over now because of the gigantic deficits.

Mike Fitzpatrick

There's no new news -- everybody thinks war is imminent, ... Bush has made it clear we're going. I don't know why you would grasp for shades of meaning.

William Daley

Vice President Gore and Senator (Joe) Lieberman are fully prepared to concede and to support Governor Bush if and when he is officially elected president.

Noam Chomsky

U.S. analysts estimate that Russian military expenditures have tripled during the Bush-Putin years, in large measure a predicted reaction to the Bush administration's militancy and aggressiveness.

Mike Rogers

Women and children were slaughtered by the Taliban. You are going to sit down and negotiate with these folks? They never lived up to an agreement. The Pakistanis tried in '08, the Russians tried it when they were there. George Bush tried it in '05. It has never worked.

Peter Arnett

President Bush says he is concerned about the Iraqi people, but if Iraqi people are dying in numbers, then American policy will be challenged very strongly.

Silvio Berlusconi

Bush will keep up that policy that gives the United State the role of promoting freedom in the world.

This opens up an opportunity for Bush to put a further stamp on the Fed.

This (next appointment) could be the one who tips the balance. If Bush nominates a strong proponent of inflation targeting, it would be a signal they want (that).

Dick Gephardt

We should all follow the rule of law, and I'm positive the vice president will do that and I think George Bush will do that, ... This Week.

We think most investors already seem to expect a Bush victory. Consequently, we infer that a Bush victory would be somewhat anti-climactic.

Maria Cantwell

The Bush rate hike would have a devastating impact on our economy and jobs. I will not rest until the administration's plan is dead and gone.

The Bush proposal would transfer tens of millions (perhaps hundreds of millions) of dollars from urban areas, who are currently spending them on essential services, to other areas.

Al Gore

The Bush privatization plan would take the 'security' out of Social Security,

Charles Schumer

The Bush plan is a big mistake...it's irresponsible and risky. ... The stock market is risky and if he sticks to his plan, so is the prospect of a George Bush presidency.