I don't give a hoot about what you think!

The Anchoress -- The Prez & The Dude:

It is amazing to me that this president, who has a very full plate and carries the stigma of being "the most vilified and hated being in the entire world" - more hated than Mugabe, Chavez, Castro, A-jad, Kaddafi, Jong Il, or the rest - manages to keep his sense of humor and more importantly his humanity.

Obama could take a few lessons from Bush.

It is easy to be loved when you look good, give a great speech and do nothing, and it's easy to be hated once you're actually engaged in making decisions and standing by them. A real leader has to - like a parent - be willing to be hated.

Actually, the most psychotic Bush-haters love them some Chavez and Castro (and even Kaddafi in some cases). In fact, one leftard commenting on a gossip blog a while back (I think the subject was Sean Penn) said that since Hugo Chavez hated Bush, he was alright with her.