Bush said it. Heard it with my own ears. Although it was said very much in jest.
(Still there is that "truth in jest" thing.)
CNN, Dec. 18, 2000
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GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH (R-TX), PRESIDENT-ELECT: I told all four that there were going to be some times where we don't agree with each other. But that's OK. If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator.
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