THE COST OF WAR

CLETUS SPEAKS!!

"I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign-policy matters with war on my mind." - President George W. Bush, "Meet the Press", 02/07/04

"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country." - George W. Bush

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." - George W. Bush

"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'." - Governor George W. Bush

"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future." - Governor George W. Bush

"The future will be better tomorrow." - Governor George W. Bush

"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world." - Governor George W. Bush

"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." - Governor George W. Bush

"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe." - Governor George W. Bush

"Public speaking is very easy." - Governor George W. Bush

"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." - Governor George W. Bush

"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." - Governor George W. Bush

"For NASA, space is still a high priority." - Governor George W. Bush

"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children." - Governor George W. Bush

"The presumption of innocence only means you don't go right to jail." - Ann Coulter, Hannity & Colmes,August 24, 2001

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." - Governor George W. Bush

"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system." - Governor George W. Bush

"We're a business-to-business firm... not a consumer company.." - Diebold spokesperson Mike Jacobsen, talking on the subject of the company's PR problem of having its voting machines banned in California due to security/reliability issues.

"But one thing appears reasonably certain, and that's that those who make allegations of a culture of deception, of intimidation or cover-up need to be extremely careful about such accusations." - Secretary of State, Donald Rumsfeld, DoD Town Hall Meeting, May 11, 2004

"We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war." - Ann Coulter, This is War column, Sept. 13, 2001

"We are approaching a time when Christians, especially, may have to declare the social contract between Enlightenment rationalists and Biblical believers - which formed the basis of the constitution written at our nation's founding - null and void." - Cal Thomas, conservative commentator; Washington Times, 1996-OCT-23

"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know." - US Secretary of State, Donald Rumsfeld

"I am the commander, see?" I do not need to explain why I say things. ? That's the interesting thing about being the President. ? Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation." - George W. Bush, (Bush at War, 11/02)

"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." - George W. Bush, (Milwaukee, 10/2/03)

"And by the way, a free and peaceful Iraq is in our nation's interest. It's in our security interest -- that affected the economy. When you turned on your TV, it said, ?America is marching to war.? That's not very conducive for -- that's not a very positive statement. It doesn't build a lot of confidence -- people, you know, marching to war, why would I want to invest in my home? Or why would I want to come to Home Depot if we're fixing to go to war?" - George W. Bush (12/5/03, CNN)

"I've been to war. I've raised twins. If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war." - George W. Bush (1/27/02, CNN.com, a lie considering that Bush never went to war)

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - George W. Bush

MARK TRAHANT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial Page Editor): "Most school kids learn about government in the context of city, county, state and federal. And of course tribal governments are not part of that at all. Mr. President, you've been a governor and a president so you have a unique experience looking at it from two directions. What do you think tribal sovereignty means in the twenty-first century? And how do we resolve conflicts between tribes and the federal and state governments?" PRESIDENT BUSH: "Yea. Uh, tribal sovereignty means that. It's sovereign. You're a... You're a.... You've been given sovereignty? And you're viewed as a sovereign entity. (pause/laughter) And therefore the relationship between the federal government and... tribes is one between...sovereign entities."

"We've got an issue in America. Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." - George W. Bush, explaining why he thinks malpractice awards should be limited, in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

" I've made it very clear -- we will not have an all-volunteer army." - George W. Bush, reaffirming his commitment to not reinstate the draft.

"I think [women] should be armed but should not [be allowed to] vote. No, they all have to give up their vote, not just, you know, the lady clapping and me. The problem with women voting -- and your Communists will back me up on this -- is that, you know, women have no capacity to understand how money is earned. They have a lot of ideas on how to spend it. And when they take these polls, it's always more money on education, more money on child care, more money on day care." - Ann Coulter, Politically Incorrect, Feb. 26, 2001

From CNN's crawler across the tv screen during 2004 election: "PUBLIC SPLIT ON WHETHER BUSH IS A DIVIDER

A political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your Commander in Chief - Pres. George W. Bush, 10/24/2004 Campaign Speech

"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." - Thomas Jefferson

"We are free today substantially, but the day will come when our Republic will be an impossibility. It will be an impossibility because wealth will be concentrated in the hands of a few. A Republic cannot stand upon bayonets, and when the day comes, when the wealth of the nation will be in the hands of a few, then we must reply upon the wisdom of the best elements in the country to readjust the laws of the nation to the changed conditions." - James Madison (Quoted, New York Post)