George Downing Quotes
We've got to be responsible, somebody's got to be responsible for it.
Downing, George. Interview. Waikīkī, 1900-1985: Oral Histories, Center for Oral History, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1985.
Many historians believe that Cheney really knew how to manipulate the President. In this case, he left the President with the feeling that if he did not strike at Saddam, he was somehow weak. Bush was a Texan who viewed many things in the perspective of the old West. Also Bush’s father had not “taken care” of Saddam earlier and the right wing war hawks portrayed him as “weak.” for not finishing Saddam off. See {621248}
He was famous for his comical impressions of Richard M. Nixon.
Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet was an English statesman, soldier, diplomat and spymaster and preacher, whose allegiances notably changed during his career, and after whom Downing Street in London is named. As Teller of the Exchequer he is credited with instituting major reforms in public finance. His influence on the passage and substance of the mercantilist Navigation Acts was substantial. The Acts protected English maritime commerce from competition, especially competition from the Netherlands, and led to the increase in the size of the English merchant fleet and of the Royal Navy that protected it. They are credited with contributing to the security of the English state and its ability to project its power abroad, but may have stunted potential developments in shipbuilding and operation by stifling competition.
