Quayle was a stand-in for George Jr.; Poppy found someone handsome, callow, stupid, and stubborn.  I tell ya, that Bush family is Disneyland for Freudians.

I don't think I ever heard Quayle's comeback line. Poor guy :-)

And can I hoot and holler at the next presidential debate?

I used to love reading Quaylisms, and I never got tired of them.  It seemed perfect, a high-ranking (but not powerful) person, making these goofs regularly.

Bushisms used to be funny, but his stupidity is just so dangerous they really aren't funny anymore.  They're mentally painful.

Christ, you're gving me flashbacks. And not the good kind.

You picked primo weather. Word on the street has it  at 70's for day.

Isn't it sort of bizarre how there's been a reverse globalization effect, and every American city has built this exaggerated bubble around itself?
     That's my theory anyway...

Quayle's "I am not a potted plant" ranks right up there with Nixon's "I am not a crook."