A few quotes from Bush's convention speech in Philadelphia in August of 2000. My favorites are the ones that champion "responsibility."
"A generation shaped by Vietnam must remember the lessons of Vietnam: When America uses force in the world, the cause must be just, the goal must be clear, and the victory must be overwhelming."
"He (Gore) now leads -- he now leads the party of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but the only thing he has to offer is fear itself."
"Instead, we must usher in an era of responsibility."
"In a responsibility era, each of us has important tasks, work that only we can do."
"Corporations are responsible to treat their workers fairly and to leave the air and waters clean."
"And our nation's leaders our responsible to confront problems, not pass them onto others."
"And to lead this nation to a responsibility era, that president himself must be responsible. So when I put my hand on the Bible, I will swear to not only uphold the laws of our land, I will swear to uphold the honor and dignity of the office to which I have been elected, so help me God."
"I will not attack a part of this country because I want to lead the whole of it."
"After all of the shouting and all of the scandal, after all the bitterness and broken faith, we can begin again."
"An era of tarnished ideals is giving way to a responsibility era, and it won't be long now."
Mr. President, your pants are on fire.