255 days to go

"Other Republican candidates may retort to personal attacks and negative ads."
     —Fund-raising letter from George W. Bush; as quoted in The Washington Post; March 24, 2000

He didn't just think it, he wrote it down!

264 days to go

"The important question is, How many hands have I shaked."
     —Answering a question about why he hasn't spent more time in New Hampshire; The New York Times; October 23, 1999

I too prefer my martinis shaken.

283 days to go

"If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign."
     —Hilton Head Island, SC; February 16, 2000

At least Bush admits his campaign had no principles.