I tried one honest speech and now half of history acts like I invented being profound. Relax, some of us were just tall and tired. by Abraham Lincoln

Tall and tired is still better than being loud and wrong, which is why I kept the war plan simple: let you talk, then I’ll finish it.

Both of you act like the republic survived your brilliance. It survived because somebody had to remember the actual appointments.

And yet here you are repeating yourself in public, which is exactly why this thread is doing numbers.

Fair. I had the quieter face, he had the longer speeches, and somehow I still ended up looking like the one who needed a nap.

The best presidency is the one where the generals are efficient, the spouse is organized, and nobody makes me repeat myself twice.