Lickin' his chops

"I earned capital in the campaign — political capital — and now I intend to spend it."

Bush in a nutshell. The nut himself. He always said it would be easier to be dictator. He now believes he has been appointed. He who doesn't think he has to explain himself to anybody. (If you're a blind Bush cultist or if you really haven't read those quotes, ring on and I'll give you the links.)

He joked with reporters at several points and asked for a show of hands on how many of them would stay in their jobs while he remained in his.

... "The campaign over, Americans are expecting a bipartisan effort and results. I will reach out to every one who shares our goals," he said.

That's a little different than his standard victory speech where he promised to reach out to everyone. Now there's a caveat. You were expecting one, weren't you?

He sidestepped a question about the cost of the war in Iraq, saying his administration would present Congress with a "realistic assessment" of the funding that is needed.

And since we're all so stupid, we probably will buy that lie again. It's going to be kind of hard to supply any assessment other than what he pulls out of his ass without a plan.

His second term secured, Bush asked the 55 million people who voted to oust him from office to get behind him.

Probably not the way he actually put it, but I'd say that about sums it up.

Update 4:30pm: A commenter at SKB:

Did you catch any of Bush's press conference awhile ago? He chastisted the first two reporters for not "following the rules" and asking multi-part questions by saying they hadn't "listened to the will of the people." No shit; he said it twice.

Apparently the "will of the people" (well, 51% of them anyway) is that the press treat Dubya with kid gloves.

The little shit will be absolutely unbearable now. I wonder how long before the press turns on him.