Dubbya and Quayle

Since it is Dan Quayle's birthday (Feb.4th) let's pause for a moment and celebrate; and while we're at it, let's give thanks that Bush 41 didn't die while in office. Here are some classic Dan Quayle-isms to remember:

Dan on decision making-
"I have made good judgements in the past. I have made good judgements in the future."

Dan on the future-
"The future will be better tomorrow. "

Dan on the human mind-
"What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is."

Dan on democracy-
I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.

Can you imagine having someone that inarticulate running the country? Can you imagine a leader that has no grasp of grammatical construction?

Listening to George Bush speak supports the hypothesis that we're now living in some bizarre parallel universe where Dan Quayle has morphed into the super elocutionist Bush43. Here are some classic quotes from GW to propagate that theory:

Dubbya on Social Security-

"For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those — changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be — or closer delivered to what has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled." --explaining his plan to save Social Security, Tampa, Fla., Feb. 4, 2005

Dubbya on Leadership-

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." --Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005

Dubbya on Negotiating-

"I can press when there needs to be pressed; I can hold hands when there needs to be -- hold hands." --George W. Bush, on how he can contribute to the Middle East peace process, Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2008

Dubbya on military victory-

"I fully understand those who say you can't win this thing militarily. That's exactly what the United States military says, that you can't win this military." --George W. Bush, on the need for political progress in Iraq, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2007

Dubby on Economic development-

"You know, when you give a man more money in his pocket -- in this case, a woman more money in her pocket to expand a business, it -- they build new buildings. And when somebody builds a new building somebody has got to come and build the building. And when the building expanded it prevented additional opportunities for people to work." --George W. Bush, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007

Scary isn't it? Makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck, doesn't it? Somehow we must find the portal back to our own reality.