Monday, April 21, 2008

Bush Berra

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How Yogi Berraisms define the Bush presidency:


  • "You can't think and hit at the same time.": His mantra #1: Bush doesn't think; he just takes action. He believes that he is a man of action, not words.
  • "When you come to a fork in the road, take it.": His mantra #2: Bush hasn't come to a fork he hasn't taken.
  • "I really didn't say everything I said.": His problem #1: Bush has trouble collecting thoughts and phrasing them
  • "This is like deja vu all over again.": Bush's remarks to Rove after he won the second term.
  • "You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough in the second half you give what's left.": Bush's idea of how a two-term President should apply himself.
  • "Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical.": Bush justifying how hard it is to be a 'Decider'.
  • "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.": Bush's reasoning for the latest gas prices.
  • "Slump? I ain't in a slump ... I just ain't hitting.": Bush's concept of the economic slowdown - It's because people aren't spending enough.
  • "I take a two hour nap, from one o'clock to four.": Bush talking about his daily routine.
  • "It gets late early out there.": Bush's explanation why he's in bed by 9:00pm
  • "I made a wrong mistake.": What Bush may sometimes think about the Iran invasion; he wanted to go to Iran.
  • "We're lost. But we are making good time.": Bush's description of the Iraq war
  • "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.": Bush's constant reminder to Americans about terrorists.
  • "I wish I had an answer to that, because I'm tired of answering that question.": Bush's response to whether water-boarding is torture.

"You've got to be careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.": This is sure to be Bush's legacy.

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