213 days to go

"This case has had full analyzation and has been looked at a lot. I understand the emotionality of death penalty cases."
     —As quoted in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer; June 23, 2000

214 days to go

"I don't have to accept their tenants. I was trying to convince those college students to accept my tenants. And I reject any labeling me because I happened to go to the university."
     —Appearing on NBC's Today show; February 23, 2000

215 days to go

"I think it's really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to make sure that the sport is inclusive. The best way to do it is to convince little kids how to—the beauty of playing baseball."
     —Washington, D.C.; February 13, 2006

Still stumbling over two opposing thoughts at one time...

216 days to go

"[I'm] occasionally reading, I want you to know, in the second term."
     —Washington, D.C.; March 16, 2005

Well, that's better than not reading at all during the first term.

217 days to go

"Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness."
     —CNN online chat; August 30, 2000

This was most notably Dubya's last online chat.

218 days to go

"I'm also mindful that man should never try to put words in God's mouth. I mean, we should never ascribe natural disasters or anything else to God. We are in no way, shape, or form should a human being play God."
     —Appearing on ABC's 20/20; Washington, D.C.; January 14, 2005

No, there aren't any typos in that quote.

219 days to go

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
     —Saginaw, MI; September 29, 2000

220 days to go

"Actually, I—this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about—when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me."
     —Appearing on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews; May 31, 2000

Damn right.

221 days to go

"I mean, if you've ever been a governor of a state, you understand the vast potential of broadband technology, you understand how hard it is to make sure that physics, for example, is taught in every classroom in the state. It's difficult to do. It's, like, cost-prohibitive."
     —Washington, D.C.; June 24, 2004

Well, Dubya is right, quantum physics is, like, hard.

222 days to go

"I talked about making the death tax permanent so that Rolf can pass his assets from—to a family member if he so chooses."
     —After meeting with small-business owners; O'Fallon, MO; March 18, 2002

223 days to go

"I can't tell you what it's like to be in Europe, for example, to be talking about the greatness of America. But the true greatness of America are the people."
     —Visiting the Jefferson Memorial; Washington, D.C.; July 2, 2001

224 days to go

"So please give cash money to organizations that are directly involved in helping save lives—save the life who had been affected by Hurricane Katrina."
     —Washington, D.C.; September 6, 2005

225 days to go

"I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs."
     —Poplarville, MS; September 5, 2005

226 days to go

"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things."
     —Aboard Air Force One; June 4, 2003

I just do what Dick tells me to do.

227 days to go

"I think we agree, the past is over."
     —As quoted by The Dallas Morning News; May 10, 2000

228 days to go

"He's kind of a—probably feeling his oats pretty good about that time."
     —Describing the moment when Rabbi Mark Borovitz met his wife, Harriet; Faith-Based and Community Incentives Conference; Los Angeles, CA; March 3, 2004

Aaawww yeeaahhh, feelin' the oats of the best part about it!!

229 days to go

"People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say 'I love you.'"
     —Washington, D.C.; September 19, 2002

230 days to go

"Listen, Al Gore is a very tough opponent. He is the incumbent. He represents the incumbency. And a challenger is somebody who generally comes from the pack and wins, if you're going to win. And that's where I'm coming from."
     —Detriot, MI; September 7, 2000

If you're going to win, you're a challenger, but only if you come from the pack...

231 days to go

"A submarine could take this place out."
     —Surveying the Arkansas River while visiting the Clinton Presidential Center, as quoted in The Guardian; Little Rock, AR; November 18, 2004

Hmmm, a little foreshadowing??

232 days to go

"As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself—not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch."
     —After visiting with wounded veterans from the Amputee Care Center of Brooke Army Medical Center; San Antonio, TX; January 1, 2006

I bet the vets really appreciated that story...