-Caveat Lector-
After having seen the "dictatorship" quote attributed to Bush
seemingly everywhere, I decided to hunt down it's source, just to
make sure it was real, particularly since there are many supposed
quotes from famous people floating around the internet that turn out
to be fabrications. This one was not. It also covers the context
in which the statement was made, so that the "out of context"
argument can no longer be used. For those who like their info
authenticated. The relevant quote (for the impatient!) can be found
between the "VIDEO CLIP" designations below.
And, for those tracking the "Dyslexicon" angle, it seems he had no
trouble getting that line out of his mouth intact!
Source of the (in)famous comment by Bush ("If this were a
dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as
I'm the dictator.")
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/18/nd.01.html
Transition of Power: President-Elect Bush Meets With Congressional
Leaders on Capitol Hill
Aired December 18, 2000 - 12:00 p.m. ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM
AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FRANK SESNO, CNN ANCHOR: In the nation's capital, it's all about
George W. Bush -- he's here and doing business -- while in state
capitals, it's the day the Electoral College meets and votes. And if
all goes as planned, the electors will certify Bush's narrow victory
in last month's election.
He's already looking forward as he makes the rounds here in the
nation's capital. A key item on his agenda today: meeting
congressional leaders.
CNN's Chris Black joins us from Capitol Hill with more now -- Chris.
CHRIS BLACK, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Frank, President-
elect George W. Bush came to Capitol Hill today for the first time
since the election intending to listen to congressional leaders, the
bipartisan congressional leadership. But he also made it clear to
them, in more than two and a half hours of meetings, that he intends
to stand by his tax cut proposal and other planks in his campaign
agenda.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH (R-TX), PRESIDENT-ELECT: I told all four that
there were going to be some times where we don't agree with each
other. But that's OK. If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of
a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BLACK: President-elect Bush met with the House and Senate Republican
leadership teams today. And sources in those meetings say that they
discussed tax cuts and energy policy. There was a great deal of
concern, according to congressional sources, about how the Bush
administration will keep the economy moving ahead.
In his meetings with Dick Gephardt, the House Democratic leader, and
Tom Daschle, the Senate Democratic leader, they told him that they
would try to move expeditiously on the Senate side on his
nominations, but also said that their view of bipartisanship is that
Bush adopt some items from the Democratic agenda; particularly items
that did well in the 106th Congress but didn't quite become law: the
minimum wage increase, HMO reform and campaign finance reform. The
meetings were described as cordial, but Mr. Bush made it very clear
both publicly and privately that he believes that he was elected
president because of the things he campaigned on. That's an analysis
the Democrats disagree with. They say this election was a tie --
Frank.
SESNO: Chris, a very interesting comment from the House Democratic
leader, Richard Gephardt, when he was up there saying, look, we'll
meet you 50 percent of the way, maybe even a little bit more than 50
percent of the way. We'll meet you in the middle. Now, this notion
of governing from the middle, how does that square with the tax
plans and all these other things that Bush has on his mind?
BLACK: Well, there's unquestionably -- there is a place in the
middle. For example, even on items as controversial as repeal of the
marriage penalty and repeal of the estate tax, Democrats had their
own versions of those tax cuts which did not go quite as far. They
say they're willing to consider any tax cuts proposed by Gov. Bush,
but he is not -- they are not going to go all the way. There's a
great deal of concern about the total price tag, something which
Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Fed, also is concerned about.
SESNO: All right, Chris Black on Capitol Hill, thanks.
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