Your President Speaks!

Yesterday, in Lancaster, PA.

What The Decider Does

My job is a decision-making job. And as a result, I make a lot of decisions

It Doesn't Take Much For A Family To Put Influence On The Table

And she's come to realize what I understand: It doesn't take much to be able to put influence -- to influence somebody in a positive way.

The Global War On Plurals Continues

She cares deeply about making sure women have got good information to -- when it comes to healthy choices with their life so they don't suffer from heart ailment.

He's Working Hard To Prevent Opportunities

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 [sic] additional opportunities for people to work.

The Hall Is Working Hard

I want to thank you for giving us a chance to come and use you all as an example -- and also the hall works.

Damn, That's Good Blow

It was a remarkable statement of love and strength and commitment for people who had suffered so mightily to say to, you know, a widow and her children that we're able to overcome our grief and express our deep love for you.

What You Got To Be

In other words, you got to be fiscally responsible, set priorities with your money, and keep your taxes low.

Paging Doctor Freud

The principle is, is that tax cuts inspire investment, encourage consumption and savings. In other words, the more money you have, as opposed to the government having, the more likely it is the local economies will grow. That's why I brought up the example of the S-CHIP [sic] corporation.

What The Principles Is

And one of the principles on which I'm making decisions is I'd rather the Chrysts spending their money than the government spending their money.

Brainwreck

And folks have suggested that we increase spending. As a matter of fact, a five-year budget that's submitted by the current leadership of the Congress increases spending by $205 billion over five years, which would -- and so you say, that's fine, sounds good, all these programs sound wonderful.

What This Economy Has Got In

This economy has got in some difficulties when it comes to the housing markets, and the last thing we now need to do is raise taxes.

What You're Going To See Him Making

And so what you're going to see me making decisions this year is when they spend -- they try to increase taxes on you, I'll use the prerogative given to me under the Constitution, and I'm going to veto the tax bills.

What You're Hearing On Your TV Screens

In other words, when they say, well, poor children aren't being covered in America, if that's what you're hearing on your TV screens, I'm telling you there's $35.5 billion worth of reasons not to believe that.

Son Of Brainwreck

The problem is, is that the current program -- and by the way, there's about half a million children who are eligible who aren't signed up.

Says The Millionaire-Son-Of-A-Millionaire-Grandson-Of-A-Millionaire

It is estimated by -- here's the thing, just so you know, this program expands coverage, federal coverage up to families earning $83,000 a year. That doesn't sound poor to me.

Argues With Himself

If you work for a large company, you get your health insurance after tax. If you buy insurance you have to pay -- no, you buy your insurance after taxes as an individual; you get your insurance pre-tax when you're working for a large corporation.

Step-Son of Brainwreck

Decision making requires a couple of things -- and then I'll answer some questions -- one: having a vision, having a set of beliefs, set of principles by which one makes decisions.

What You Got To Have

You got to have a core set of beliefs.

What About The No-See-Ems?

I believe it's in our interests to help relieve needless deaths when it comes to mosquito bites around the world.

Announces That He Has AIDS And Lives In Africa

I believe it's in our interests to help relieve the suffering of HIV/AIDS on the continent of Africa. It's in our interests to do so. It's part of the belief system that says, you know, that we have obligations and duties to ourself.

The Standard Disrespect For Education

I always tell Condi Rice, I want to remind you, Madam Secretary, who has the Ph.D. and who was the C student. And I want to remind you who the advisor is and who the President is.

The Device

I got a lot of Ph.D.-types and smart people around me who come into the Oval Office and say, Mr. President, here's what's on my mind. And I listen carefully to their advice. But having gathered the device [sic], I decide, you know, I say, this is what we're going to do.

Troops Don't Deserve The Best, Just What's Necessary

In other words, you pretty well -- look, I'm not going to argue polls with you, but I will tell you this, sir -- first of all, if we have a troop in harm's way, they're going to have the best -- they're going to have what's necessary to -- so they can do their job.

No, That's 15 From 20

General Petraeus, in his testimony, recommended to me -- a recommendation I accepted -- that we can get down to 15 brigades by July. That's 20 from 15.

Holy Crap!

But my decisions have been based on my -- or at least my belief that what we're seeing is one of the -- a great ideological struggle between forces of ration -- rational behavior, decent people, lovers of liberty, versus radicals who have a belief system and they're willing to murder the innocent to achieve -- to advance their objectives.

Admits He's An Atheist

I don't think you're a religious person if you murder the innocent to achieve political objectives. I think you're a person who is manipulative and cynical and willing to kill in the name of religion; I don't think you're religious.

September 11th Was So Important He Forgot What He Said

Secondly, a lot of my decision making has been influenced by what happened on September the 11th, 2001. I vowed that day that I would do everything in my ability to protect you, and that I would -- I wouldn't tire -- I can't remember my exact words, but I would stay on the job.

The People That Have Swore Allegiance

And I would remind you that the people that have swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden in Iraq wanted Anbar province as a safe haven from which to launch further attacks on the United States.

The Dark Ideology Of Freedom

And 60 years later, I'm sitting at the table with the Prime Minister of Japan talking about peace; talking about how to help young democracies thrive in this ideological struggle, both of us knowing full well that the ultimate defeat of extremism in the name of an ideology that is dark is freedom -- is the light of freedom.

I'd Rather You Selling

In other words, I'd rather you selling into existing markets than producing where there be no market.

Safety Net Commander Guy

In other words, it's a combination -- look, I'm a safety-net person for farmers. I just want to make sure the safety net is a actual safety net, not a incentive for overproduction.

Fee Fi For From

Probably comes as a shock to you from a guy from Texas saying that.

There Is Too Many People And What They Have Got

There's too many people who have got oil that may not like us.

The Issue We Got

But it doesn't take much to disrupt an oil market, and therefore, we got an economic issue when it comes to dependency on oil.

Argues With Himself Again

In other words -- and so what I'm beginning to tell you is -- what I am -- not beginning, what I am telling you is that we have a comprehensive strategy to deal with energy security and environmental quality at the same time.

Cousin Of Brainwreck

You can't have a -- one of the reasons I was against Kyoto was not because I'm not -- don't support, you know, good quality environmental policy?

Damn Fancy Words

And so your government is spending a fair amount of money, of your money, to research cellulosic ethanol. And that's a fancy word for using corn chips or switchgrass to be able to be the feedstock for new ethanol production.

You Got A Lot Of Places

Or you can imagine if we can use wood chips as a source to be able to produce ethanol; then all of a sudden you got a lot of the places that grow pine trees become a part of the energy mix.

Second Cousin Of Brainwreck Twice Removed

Secondly, electricity -- and so -- you know, the real question on this environmental issue is, can we have policies in place that enable us to grow our economies and at the same time protect the environment?

Brainwreck's Passing Aquaintance

And by the way, on automobiles, just -- you got me stuck on something I'm interested in -- automobiles, you're going to be driving your car with a battery, and so the first 40 miles -- this is going to be helpful for urban dwellers -- the first 40 miles will be driven on a battery charge.

Your Deal

I feel like it's coming pretty quick, and your deal doesn't have to look like a golf cart, you know, it's going to look like a car  -- or a pick-up truck, you can drive a pick-up truck.

A Herd Of Gots

The other thing is, is that we got to promote nuclear power. I am convinced that the plant designs today are safe. I know we have got to do research on how to burn down the spent fuel in order to make people comfortable that we can deal with the waste in a smart way. If you're an environmentalist and concerned about greenhouse gases, you got to be for nuclear power.

The Three Sylables in "Generate" Throw Him Off

Nuclear power enables the developed world and the developing world to generate, get a -- get cheap electricity without one iota of greenhouse gases.

How They Going To Get The Fuel?

And so the question that's got to be on your mind, I'm certain it is -- how they going to get the fuel?

Building Codes Matter When It Comes To The Construction Of Buildings

And finally, there's -- the third aspect of greenhouse gases here at home is how do you -- you've got to build your buildings better, and building codes matter when it comes to the construction of buildings.

What The Little Guy Got?

Yes, little guy, you got one?

You've Never Been Done There

One is to double the Border Patrol. Two is to modernize the border. You know -- I know you've never been done there -- or maybe you have.

There Is A Lot Of Jobs

In other words, there's a lot of jobs Americans aren't willing to do, but somebody else is willing to do it because they want to put food on the table for their families.

You Going To Come

Give people a chance to come with a tamper-proof ID card that says, you going to come for a limited period of time to do a job that somebody else isn't doing.

The President's Job Defined

I said, here's what you said you're going to do; are you're doing it? That's one of the jobs of the President, is to hold people to account.

EXCELLENT Blow

See, 50 years -- the time between when my dad fought and Koizumi came into the office, 50 years is really -- or, 60 years -- is not all that long -- unless, of course, you're 59.

In Case You Did Not Know

It's hard to do the hard things now.

What You Got If You Are A Poor Student

A college education. If you're a poor student, you just got to -- you got help, because I signed a bill that increased the amount and size of Pell Grants.

What Pell Grants Is

I believe strongly that Pell Grants is one good way of helping families afford higher education.

Teevee's Fault

I'm not -- listen, people don't like war. I'm not disappointed in America at all. I love America. And I fully understand, you know, that people just are anxious about seeing death on their TV screens.

Must Be Sweeps Week

But they're also smart people -- they know that these spectaculars will get on our TV screens.

The Average Iraqi Mother Cares About The Well-being Of Your Child

The average mom in Iraq wants what you want, which is your child growing up in peace.

Say What?

And so step one was to try to make sure that any discussions we had were able to achieve objectives and in this case, this example is one where we were willing to discuss it, but we want to make sure that we set it up in such a way that when it came time for North Korea to dismantle its programs, we would, one, be able to verify it, and, two, we would be able to keep them at the table and keep them progressing. And that's where we are today. In other words we've -- and it takes a while to get all this in place.

The Politics Is Coming

The politics is coming around the corner here in 2008, and people are going to be posturing a lot.

Read My Lips

I'm just not going to raise your taxes, I just want to make that clear.

What He Got

And I got to go, I hate to tell you.

Comments

[pansypoo]

can we make him shut the fuck up?

[Rmj, Ecce Homo]

76 minutes of that. Aren't you glad you weren't there? I doubt the Secret Service would have let anybody leave.

I'd have been reduced to hysteria and tears after more than an hour of that.

[Roundhead]

Does anyone know how many times he's repeated that "C student" line on anyone around him that's smarter than him (which would be everyone around him) during his term?

We get it, Dubya. You're not very bright, lazy and wouldn't have been accepted to Yale if your name was George W. Smith.

Some of us knew that in early 2000 (and tried unsuccessfully to tell the rest of the country). Now just about everyone knows.

I need a drink, and the first baseball game isn't even on yet.

[Grandmère Mimi]

Do we laugh or do we cry?

You'd think that they'd be ashamed to post this on the White House website.

What will folks think of us 50 years from now for allowing this man 8 years?

Unless you're 49 or older. Then you'll likely be dead and won't give a shit.

[Roadmaster]

Well, he's got a future in negotiating contracts.

For companies that don't want to settle with strikers.

[John Gillnitz]

Who is the bigger fool? The fool or the fool who votes for him.
/Obe Wan

[So_Cal_Jason]

On behalf of my previous hometown...guh. Although, there are enough folks in the area who were salivating at the prospect of George's speechifying.

[slim]

But they're also smart people -- they know that these spectaculars will get on our TV screens.

Is Wide World of Sports coming back?

[ran]

Wasn't some troll - DWDipshitti or something - over here defending this worthless criminal dullard as having an IQ of 126 not too long ago? I call bullfuckingshit.

[pansypoo]

i am sorry holden. you do make this very funny, but i can't read it. it makes my head hurt too much.

[rufusruff]

Technically, "one of the principles is" is correct. 'One' is singular.

/grammar nerd/

/exasperated sigh on most of the rest, however/

[report from the heartland]

ah, Holden. You must have a large martini after you bang this out. It's hard work but you got to do it for us.

[Interrobang]

He's got one thing correct when he says, "There's too many people who have got oil that may not like us." We're all up here over the northern border, and yes, there is oil here -- lots of it. Shh, don't tell George. I'd rather he didn't try to invade us too.

If Bush has an IQ of 126, he's still dumber than I am, and I'm pretty sure IQ is actually a log scale... ;)