George Bush the gracious?

Fair's fair.

Yesterday we had fun at George Bush's expense, sharing a compendium of Bushisms (that's become a new genre in his eight years) as we look back on presidential slips of the tongue.

Today we came across a remarkably gracious comment by the president in an interview this week with talk show host Larry King. King asked the president if he was ambivalent about the change of power in the White House and the inaugaration of Barack Obama. Here's the reply:

George Bush: No. I don't think you can be ambivalent. I've been looking forward to the inauguration of Barack Obama. I'll have a front row seat in what is an historic moment for the country.

King: Do you like him?

George Bush: Yes, I do like him, and you'd like him, too.

That's gracious, Mr. President. And downright eloquent. Thanks for reminding us presidential rhetoric cuts both ways.

Here's a link to the entire interview.

And, here's a sampler of other coherent (dare we say articulate?) Bush quotes, such as this one:

"After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers."

Other sources for non-embarrassing Bush quotes:

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/george_w._bush/
http://www.allgreatquotes.com/george_w_bush_quotes.shtml

A little googling shows W could be deliberately (not accidentially) humorous, too. Click here to browse more examples such as this:

"I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging."

Now if you've had enough serious stuff, don’t miss this great BBC story about Bush's gaffes that has good video links.

- posted by Mary Schulken