I’m Not

The following is a collection of statements made by the president and his official spokesmen since 1997. Originally appeared in the the May issue of Harper’s Magazine. Hat tip: www.andrewsullivan.com

The President of the United States is not a fact-checker.

I?m not a statistician.

I?m not a numbers-cruncher.

I?m not one of these bean counters.

I?m not very analytical.

I?m not a precision guy.

The President is not a micromanager.

I?m not a member of the legislative branch.

The President is not a rubber stamp for the Congress.

I?m not a censor-guy.

I?m not a lawyer.

I?m not a doctor.

The President is not an economist.

I?m not a stockbroker or a stock-picker.

I?m not a forecaster.

I?m not a predictor.

I?m not a pollster, a poll-reader guy.

I?m not a very good prognosticator of elections.

I?m not a committee chairman.

I?m not of the Washington scene.

I?m not a lonely person.

I?m not a poet.

I?m not a very good novelist.

I?m not a textbook player.

I?m not an emailer.

I?m not a very long-winded person.

I?m not a very formal guy.

I am not a revengeful person.

I?m not an Iraqi citizen.

I?m not a divider.

I am not a unilateralist.

I?m not a tree, I?m a Bush.