Inability Quotes
Referring to Gerald R. Ford: The quotation is usually cleaned up by substitutiong the word "walk" for "fart". Ford was actually a very bright man, but had an unassuming style that was vulnerable to negative characterization.
The “light at the end of the tunnel” was an analogy which is military advisors were using at the time.
Bemoaning his unpopularity and low approval ratings: