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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob WeisbergPosted Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 1:49 PM ET

"In this job you've got a lot on your plate on a regular basis; you don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, 'How do you think my standing will be?' "—Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005

Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 34:52.

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Jacob Weisberg is chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy. Follow him at http://twitter.com/jacobwe.
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