"Blowhards," "hot-air artists," and "People With Something Fancy To Say..." Oh, My.

Lately, the blogisphere has laid off the Bushisms. But I found a fun one that demonstrates why I keep coming back to read the text of unscripted events hosted by the President.

Off the script you get a real flavor for who the man is. Here a segment from today's "Joint Press Availablity with Tony Blair.

I think you are going to love it as much as me.

PRESIDENT BUSH: You know, it's interesting, like trying to do a tap dance on his political grave, aren't you? I mean, this -- you don't understand how effective Blair is, I guess, because when we're in a room with world leaders and he speaks, people listen. And they -- they view his opinion as considered and his judgment as sound.

And I find it interesting the first two questions are, is this the right guy? Well, he happens to be your Prime Minister, but more importantly, he is a respected man in the international arena. People admire him. Even if they may not agree with him a hundred percent, they admire him a lot. And it's not just the American President who admires him; a lot of people admire him. And so he's effective. He's effective because he is -- his recommendations to solve problems are sound. He's also effective because he is the kind of person who follows through.

There's a lot of blowhards in the political process, you know, a lot of hot-air artists, people who have got something fancy to say. Tony Blair is somebody who actually follows through with his convictions, and therefore, is admired in the international community.

So I guess this is an appropriate question to ask -- right guy, is he still standing -- yes. This guy is a very strong, respected leader, and he's absolutely the right guy for me to be dealing with.

Tony Blair Good - Every one who opposes him = blowhard, hot-air artists or people with something fancy to say...holy shit. It doesn't get any better than that.

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