Yes, that's a direct quote. And no, it's not what you think.

Philly.com:

With six weeks left in office, President Bush showed yesterday in his last official visit to Philadelphia that he still knows how to work a crowd.

Bush spent the day here, starting with the morning unveiling of his portrait at the Union League in Center City and ending with the 109th Army-Navy football game.

At the unveiling, Bush greeted 700 guests in the Union League's Lincoln Hall by joking, "Welcome to my hanging."

Exit challenge: Find the picture you think George Bush should be immortalized with and post it in comments. Here's my entry.