Originally Posted By: the G-man
I read a different interview with Bush a few months ago and someone asked him about being "chipper" (as whomod put it) and the President made a pretty good point.

He said that part of being the Commander in Chief and a leader was to project an air of confidence and optimism because the enemy would take a contrary image and use that for propaganda purposes.


Actually what I said is that the American people who are still dumb enough to vote for me might not be so gullible if I don't pretend to be right. But I guess they're just as much an enemy as any terrorist.

Oh shit, the mics on...