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| Bush discusses legacy at Press Conference |
| 2005-03-16 |
| Q Mr. President, you faced a lot of skepticism in the run-up to the Iraq war, and a lot of criticism for miscalculating some of the challenges of postwar Iraq. Now that the Iraq elections seem to be triggering signs of democratization throughout the broader Middle East, do you feel any sense of vindication? THE PRESIDENT: First of all, I fully understand that as long as I'm the President I will face criticism. It's like part of the job. Frankly, you wouldn't be doing your job if you didn't occasionally lay out the gentle criticism. I welcome constructive ideas as to how we might do our job better. So that doesn't bother me. And, therefore, since it doesn't bother me and I expect it, I don't then seek vindication. ... The other thing, it turns out, in this job you've got a lot on your plate on a regular basis, you don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, how do you think my standing will be? (Laughter.) I've got a lot to do. And I like to make decisions, and I make a lot of them. Rush played this today and then played an interview Clinton gave Dan RaTHer where BJ Clinton talked about how he would wander around the Oval office staring at the Jefferson Memorial, wishing Jefferson were there to help him with those hard decisions. All the contrast between the two guys you could want in 30 seconds. |
| Posted by:Mrs. Davis |
| #1 ...don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, how do you think my standing will be? (Laughter.) Yeah, WHAT A CONTRAST... Question is, did Hillary forget a crystal ball, red velvet tablecloth, and photo of Eleanor Roosevelt in a desk drawer somewhere? C'mon Mr President, please tell us! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-16 11:51:41 PM |