George W, from the first presidential debate with Al Gore:

"The vice president and I have a disagreement about the use of troops. He believes in nation building. I would be very careful about using our troops as nation builders. I believe the role of the military is to fight and win war and therefore prevent war from happening in the first place. So I would take my responsibility seriously."

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/top10/260

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) said Tuesday "his recent trip to the Guantanamo Bay detainee camp showed excellent prison conditions , including '24/7 medical care - better than many Americans' get."

(from the american progress report)

is it anything to brag about that prisoners at our out-of-town gulag get better healthcare than "many Americans"?

School students who sat with President Bush on the morning of 9/11 recounted their impressions after watching Andrew Card whisper to him that "America is under attack." "His face just started to turn red," said Tyler Radkey, now 13 and in seventh grade. "I thought, personally, he had to go to the bathroom." "He looked like he was going to cry," said Natalia Jones-Pinkney, now 12.

(from the american progress report)

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/009651.php

this whole thing is a big "scandal" in the blogs, but will non-blog-happy people notice?  or will they just watch the movie and accept it as truth?  and even if they do think it's true, will it really help GWB anyway?  nothing they do these days is able to drag him out of his ratings abyss.

Pat Buchanan: "The country I grew up in" was "89 or 90 percent white. I like that country."

(from the american progress report)

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/8/31/82940/4363

it never gets un-funny.