“But down in Florida in the early voting, there were computer glitches, confusing ballots, long lines and chaos. And when President Bush heard about this, he said, 'Mission accomplished!'” LongSaidPresidentLinesHeardComputerChaosMissionsAccomplishedVotingFloridaConfusingPresident BushBallotsLong LinesGlitchesMission Accomplished Author:David Letterman
“In response to the escalating violence in Iraq, President Bush is delaying the return home of 25,000 troops and will actually add reinforcements to the south. Then in a symbolic gesture he pulled down the mission accomplished banner, put on a flight suit, walked backwards to a jet fighter and flew it in reverse off an aircraft carrier.” HomePresidentViolenceReturnAddSouthResponseIraqMissionsFlightSuitsFighterAccomplishedGesturesTroopsReverseBackwardsPresident BushSymbolicFlewJetBannerAircraftCarrierReinforcementEscalatingAircraft CarriersMission Accomplished Author:Tina Fey
“[on debates] Accomplished a bit more for Bush than for Gore only because there were more question marks for Bush. I think he established that he possesses at least the minimum qualifications for being president.” ThinkingBitsPresidentMarkAccomplishedMinimumGoreQualificationsQuestion Mark Author:Stuart Rothenberg
“Politics was not just about winning the election, it was about winning decisively--having the momentum to carry out one's vision. Historically, any president who squeaked into office on a narrow margin accomplished much less; he was weakened right out of the gate, and Congress never seemed to let him forget it.” WinningPresidentForgetVisionOfficeElectionCongressAccomplishedGatesForget ItMomentumMargins Book:Deception Point Source: Deception Point