Molly Ivins Quotes

George W. Bush will always do better than you expect.

This is the worst President ever. He George W. Bush is the worst President in all of American history.

I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest.

Obama hasn't lost his standing because of tricks played by the Republicans. He hasn't lost his standing because the media's not fair to him. He hasn't lost his standing or his approval number because the media spent four years attacking him like they did George W. Bush. This is all on him.

Barack Obama is the worst President in history.

Me a President? I would be a worse President than George W. Bush if such a thing is possible.

I think President Clinton was probably the brightest President of the 20th century.

Eisenhower was less deferential to the military than he seemed likely to be, Kennedy was not at all beholden to the pope, George W. Bush was smarter than portrayed and Barack Obama has not led a charge from the left - least of all on behalf of the civil liberties that have eroded since September 11, 2001.

Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it doesn't seem to matter.

The interesting thing is that it seems like George W. Bush would have been happy being the president of anything. He could have been president of Major League Baseball.

George W. Bush is not a twit, but he does have twit tendencies.

You're on the elevator of public opinion when you're in the presidency.

After all, Franklin [Delano Roosevelt] isn't very bright.

I think President Obama has been an extraordinarily successful president, and that this period will record that with a bunch of exclamation points. But obviously, not everybody thinks that.

I'm overall a big fan of President Obama.

How can a president not be an actor?

George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate.

I'm not driving to be a popular president.

Presidents are always also storytellers, purveyors of useful national mythologies. And surprisingly enough, Richard Nixon, this awkward man who didn't even really like people, had not been so bad at this duty - at least in the first four years of his presidency.

There needs to be a planned series of speeches, interviews, etc., over the next two or three months by administration officials and other public figures talking about President Ford, what he is trying to do and what he has accomplished.

Tony Blair is a brilliant politician. Unfortunately, his legacy is entwined with George W. Bush because of Iraq.

As someone who has more than a passing acquaintance with most of the 20th century presidents, I have often thought that their accomplishments have little staying power in shaping popular views of their leadership.

If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them.

President Bush has consistently used rhetoric, and that is not convincing given his past record.

What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?