Mike Gallagher Quotes

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

If George W. Bush is the kind of person folks might like to have a beer with, John McCain is the guy you pray you don't get seated next to at a dinner party.

Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.

[Describing George W. Bush:] The Resume That Walks Like a Man.

Even people who vote on the issues are moved by temperament, moved by style, moved by an assessment of “what kind of person if this?”

I'm not sleeping with all the women I appear with.

There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much personality, they're interchangeable. You don't have a feeling about them.

The literary interview won't tell you what a writer is like. Far more compellingly to some, it will tell you what a writer is like to interview.

I think it's my interaction with journalists that has pegged me more as political than my actual records, although they have obviously political aspects to them as well.

My dignity and good television - they'll never meet.

The fans always ask me, 'Is Si that crazy in real life?' and I said, 'No, hey, he tones it down for television.'

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

Is Mitt Romney a bully? And the answer is, no... He does not have a vicious bone in his body.

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

Every president becomes a caricature. The press, partisans, late-night shows, and other arbiters of our culture these days boil down complicated and multi-faceted personalities into one-dimensional punchlines.

There's some irony in playing a journalist after some of the stuff that has been written about me, but it's a great profession, particularly investigative journalism.

One thing that's coming up a lot is: are you as grumpy as you appear from this Black Books thing.

I am much more radical in my beliefs than my products represent me to be.

Every man's reputation proceeds from those of his own household.

People think I'm Snow White... the most boring person in the world!

You can't exactly bake a man to your specifications. Most of all, one shouldn't alienate a candidate. A hybrid of Einstein, Tarzan and Inge Meysel doesn't exist. Besides, the images of politicians in the media aren't always accurate. I've had my share of experiences in that regard.

My life isn't tabloid-friendly.

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.

As I look at President Bush, I think he will ultimately be judged as a man of extremely high character.

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.