Somewhere there's an interview with him talking about this gaffe. He spoke a bit about going off script, and starting the "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me t

Somewhere there's an interview with him talking about this gaffe. He spoke a bit about going off script, and starting the "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" aphorism. It captured his intent precisely. it wasn't till the first few words spilled out that he realized there would be video of him saying "shame on me" which was clearly unacceptable. He backed himself into a corner, and fumbled his way through it. If I remember the interview correctly, he still felt better about being mocked for that than giving up a "shame on me" soundbite. He figured that would be replayed for the rest of his presidency. So this embarrassment was the least bad of all options to get out of the situation he put himself in. I am not a fan of president W. Bush, but there's more going on there than meets the eye. Kinda interesting to understand part of his thought process. I think he was a terrible president, but I have no doubt he is a sharp guy.