l'etat c'est moi...

Does anyone else see the ironic similarity between the Laura Bush statement

Many parts of Iraq are stable now. But, uh, of course, what we see on television is the one bombing a day that discourages everyone.

and Maria Antoinette's alleged statement

Let them eat cake.

i mean, not that the content is closely associated, but that there is a duplicitis monarchical dismissal in the meanings behind the two quotes?

just asking...