WTF???

[kpete]

July 24, 2008
Quote of the Day
Posted by TOM BEVAN

Caught this quote from White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten in the Princeton Alumni Weekly from a panel discussion at Reunions last month. Asked about Karl Rove's influence inside the White House, Bolten (Class of '76) responded:


"Karl Rove's views are interesting and typically well-informed but never dispositive of the president. Now, Karl's voice on political issues was pretty darn important, but one thing I'm very proud of in this administration is that for better or worse, policy decisions have not been based on politics, and I think we have the approval ratings to prove it."

http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_new/PAW07-08/15-0715/features_reunions.htmlhttp://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2008/07/quote_of_the_day_30.html

[YOY]

1. He didn't say WHOSE approval ratings

Perhaps he was referring to the top 5% of America that we all slave for.

[anonymous171]

2. All of the decisions were based on politics.

The problem with the Bush Administration was that the executive branch was being controlled exclusively by the political arm rather than the policy arm.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. Sounds like the TurdBlossom...

Has been at the DMT pipe again.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Did he get struck by lightning??????

[aquart]

5. Consider the source.

[SteppingRazor]

6. I think you're misunderstanding what he's saying.

He's saying that, had they done what was popular (i.e. politically expedient), the administration's approval ratings would be higher. But since they made they're decisions based on what was right and necessary, not popular, their approval ratings are low.


Of course, he fails to mention option C, wherein the administration did neither what was right nor what was popular, but only what they thought would be best for maintaining power in the hands of their party. And that tends not to go down too well with the public (hence the approval ratings).

[screembloodymurder]

10. That's my interpretation.

However, their approval rating is more likely a measure of their failure.

[Buzz Clik]

7. Josh Bolten couldn't buy a clue.

[TexasObserver]

8. Crazy ... crazy for saying "we're not political ..."

[rosesaylavee]

9. Proof that more than * has misspent his days toking too much. n/t