George W. Bush – 356 Days Left

“More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than – I say more Muslims – a lot of Muslims have died – I don’t know the exact count – at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there’s been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill.”

President Bush, making the complex issues sound so simple, January 29, 2004

George W. Bush – 368 Days Left

“The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.”

President Bush, January 14, 2001

George W. Bush – 370 Days Left

“Because he’s hiding.”

President Bush, explaining why 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden hadn’t been apprehended, January 16, 2005

George W. Bush – 377 Days Left

“One of the most meaningful things that’s happened to me since I’ve been the governor – the president – governor – president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched him – get a Purple Heart for action in Iraq – and at that same – right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States – a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen.”

President Bush, tongue twisting, January 9, 2004

George W. Bush – 382 Days Left

“The person who runs FEMA is someone who must have the trust of the president.  Because the person who runs FEMA is the first voice, oftentimes, of someone whose life has been turned upside down hears from.”

President Bush, speaking highly of Federal Emergency Management Agency head Joseph Allbaugh, Michael Brown’s predecessor, years before Hurricane Katrina, January 4, 2001

George W. Bush – 385 Days Left

“As you can probably see, I have an injury myself – not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar.  I eventually won.  The cedar gave me a little scratch.  As a matter of fact, the colonel asked if I needed first aid when she first saw me.”

George Bush, chatting up fellow combat veterans at Brooke Army Medical Center, January 1, 2006