‘Stay the course’ means keep doing what you’re doing. My attitude is, don’t do what you’re doing if it’s not working — change. ‘Stay the course’ also means don’t leave before the job is done.”

[George Bush in the New York Times ]

I didn’t see him say that but I have this vision of him leaning on his lecturn saying

“Some mah ‘ponents say we should keep doin’ what we’re doin’. Stay the course. Mah att’tude is – f’it ain’t workin’ ya need t’ do somp’n else. Some mah ‘ponents don’ unnerstan that. The mercan people unnerstan that an’ ah unnerstan that. Ah’m the unnerstanner. hehehe.

[George Bush in my imagination]