Guess who said this

Guess who said this:

I was in a photo with President Bush because he’d put $10 billion over three years on the table in a breakthrough increase in foreign assistance called the Millennium Challenge. I had just got back from accompanying the president as he announced this at the Inter-American Development Bank.

I kept my face straight as we passed the press corps, but the peace sign was pretty funny. He thought so, too. Keeping his face straight, he whispered, “There goes a front page somewhere: Irish rock star with the Toxic Texan.”

I think the swagger and the cowboy boots come with some humour. He is a funny guy. Even on the way to the bank he was taking the piss. The bulletproof motorcade is speeding through the streets of the capital with people waving at the leader of the free world, and him waving back.

I say: “You’re pretty popular here!”

He goes: “It wasn”t always so . . .” – Oh really? – “Yeah. When I first came to this town, people used to wave at me with one finger. Now, they found another three fingers and a thumb.”

– Bono Talking about President George W. Bush

Something for the water cooler this morning, and remember,no matter what the press says, GWB is one cool dude.

Hat Tip 1754 Blog