Loose cannons

Unoccupied I

"This is [US President George] Bush's 33rd visit to his ranch since becoming president. He has spent all or part of 233 days on his Texas ranch since taking office, according to a tally by CBS News. Adding his 78 visits to Camp David and his five visits to Kennebunkport, Maine, Bush has spent all or part of 500 days in office at one of his three retreats, or more than 40 percent of his presidency." — From Washington Post report, April 9.

Unoccupied II

"[Iraqis are] not happy they're occupied. I wouldn't be happy if I were occupied either." — Emperor George Bush II, April 13.

Filipinos, Koreans and Vietnamese don't count

"We're not an imperial power... We're a liberating power, as nations in Europe and Asia can attest, as well." — Emperor Bush, April 13.

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Clueless

"John, I'm sure historians will look back and say, gosh, he could have done it better this way, or that way. You know, I just — 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 an answer, but it hadn't yet... I hope I — I don't want to sound like I've 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." — Emperor Bush, April 13, responding to a reporter's question as to what mistakes he thought he'd made before and after 9/11.

From Green Left Weekly, April 21, 2004.

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From GLW issue 579