An old Barbara Bush quote that I just saw today (March 18 2003) in Mark Crispin Miller's book Cruel and Unusual. It is referenced here. A fine example of compassionate conservatism:

But why should we hear about body bags, and deaths, and how many, what day it's gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it's, it's not relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?

The book also reminded me of that golden oldie by Bush the Lesser from 2001:

Now, the American people have got to go about their business. We cannot let the terrorists achieve the objective of frightening our nation to the point where we don't conduct business or people don't shop.