Mr. Bush - Where's your political capital now? Hmmmmm?

[Hissyspit]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/11/20041104-5.html

NOVEMBER 2004:

Q: Mr. President -- thank you. As you look at your second term, how much is the war in Iraq going to cost? Do you intend to send more troops, or bring troops home? And in the Middle East, more broadly, do you agree with Tony Blair that revitalizing the Middle East peace process is the single most pressing political issue facing the world?

THE PRESIDENT: Now that I've got the will of the people at my back, I'm going to start enforcing the one-question rule. That was three questions.

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THE PRESIDENT: And it's one of the wonderful -- it's like earning capital. You asked, do I feel free. Let me put it to you this way: I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. It is my style. That's what happened in the -- after the 2000 election, I earned some capital. I've earned capital in this election...

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[glaeken777]

1. one word - "spent"

LOL!

[muntrv]

2. IN THE RED!!