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Another Bushism
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush offered up a new entry for
his catalog of
"Bushisms" on Thursday, declaring that his administration
will "never stop
thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people."
Bush misspoke as he delivered a speech at the signing ceremony
for a $417
billion defense spending bill.
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said.
"They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our
country and our people,
and neither do we."
No one in Bush's audience of military brass or Pentagon chiefs reacted.
The president was working his way toward a larger point. "We
must never stop
thinking about how best to defend our country. We must always
be
forward-thinking," he said.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush's misstatement
"just shows
even the most straightforward and plain-spoken people misspeak."
"But the American people know this president speaks with
clarity and
conviction, and the terrorists know by his actions he means it,"
McClellan said.
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