--- title: "8 Bush Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "8 Bush quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Bush sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/adam-mckay-2140_about_george-w-bush-was-a-silver-spoon-dolt-wi_334036.jpg" --- > [George W. Bush was a silver spoon dolt with no record to speak of other than bankruptcy and selling tropical plants, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/george-w-bush-was-a-silver-spoon-dolt-with-no-record-to-speak-of/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/adam-mckay-2140_about_george-w-bush-was-a-silver-spoon-dolt-wi_334036.jpg) > [Bush already gave obscene tax breaks to people like me and Warren Buffet, and we are saying it's not fair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/bush-already-gave-obscene-tax-breaks-to-people-like-me-and-warren/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77c/adam-mckay-2140_breaks_bush-already-gave-obscene-tax-breaks-to_725681.jpg) > [When I was at 'SNL,' I would constantly get in arguments, 'Why aren't we more political? We're not going after Bush.' Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/when-i-was-at-snl-i-would-constantly-get-in-arguments-why-aren-t-we/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/adam-mckay-2140_about_when-i-was-at-snl-i-would-constantly-get_760386.jpg) > [I always thought George Bush was more oblivious than mean, but oblivious can quickly go to mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-always-thought-george-bush-was-more-oblivious-than-mean-but/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/adam-mckay-2140_always_i-always-thought-george-bush-was-more-ob_780466.jpg) > [Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/dick-cheney-and-bush-s-rise-to-power-were-built-on-tons-of-money-from/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/adam-mckay-2140_built_dick-cheney-and-bush-s-rise-to-power-wer_2048267.jpg) > [Billions have been spent for one purpose and one purpose only: to obscure and distract from the fact that Mitt Romney is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/billions-have-been-spent-for-one-purpose-and-one-purpose-only-to/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/adam-mckay-2140_agenda_billions-have-been-spent-for-one-purpose_2454354.jpg) > [Voting for Romney after the train wreck of that was the eight years of W. Bush is like losing your pay check…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/voting-for-romney-after-the-train-wreck-of-that-was-the-eight-years/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f39/adam-mckay-2140_after_voting-for-romney-after-the-train-wreck_2762701.jpg) > [If someone busted into your house and robbed you, would you then forgive them if you found out they were a veteran?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/if-someone-busted-into-your-house-and-robbed-you-would-you-then/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/adam-mckay-2140_agenda_if-someone-busted-into-your-house-and-ro_3134711.jpg) ## Other authors on Bush ## More by Adam McKay > [Since FDR's New Deal, corporations and wealthy families have been non-stop finding new ways to get tax breaks, deregulation and entitlements from the government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/since-fdr-s-new-deal-corporations-and-wealthy-families-have-been-non/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-was-a-huge-fan-of-comedy-in-high-school/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I think I'm better than Mamet, I would say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-think-i-m-better-than-mamet-i-would-say/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I'll tell you one thing... no doubt about it, my favorite kind of comedy is talking head comedy. I mean, if it were up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-ll-tell-you-one-thing-no-doubt-about-it-my-favorite-kind-of-comedy/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [The 'Police Academy' stuff was all hyper-slapsticky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-police-academy-stuff-was-all-hyper-slapsticky/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-only-way-that-hollywood-ever-skews-toward-liberal-is-because-part/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > ['Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/blazing-saddles-is-one-of-the-funniest-movies-ever-made/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/blanket-cynicism-toward-government-has-always-existed/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-have-certain-beliefs-about-how-people-should-treat-employees-and/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [If you're calling yourself a maverick and you're not Dirk Nowitzki, then you are probably not one. In fact, this rule applies to anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/if-you-re-calling-yourself-a-maverick-and-you-re-not-dirk-nowitzki/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/celebrities-and-famous-people-are-just-regular-folks-i-know-it-s-a/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I don't want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-don-t-want-to-speak-for-my-movies-you-could-say-my-movies-are-just/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [A lot of shorts spend too much time setting up the idea; sometimes they meander.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/a-lot-of-shorts-spend-too-much-time-setting-up-the-idea-sometimes/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-think-everyone-knows-the-news-has-become-ridiculous-it-s/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [Word of mouth and the Internet are the only press we have left.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/word-of-mouth-and-the-internet-are-the-only-press-we-have-left/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bush/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "8 Bush Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "George W. 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