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Bushism of the Day
Jacob WeisbergPosted Monday, Nov. 6, 2000, at 1:46 PM ET
"Think about that. Two hundred and eighty-five new or expanded programs, $2 trillion more in new spending, and not one new bureaucrat to file out the forms or answer the phones?"-- Minneapolis, Nov. 1, 2000
For more, see "The Complete Bushisms."
Jacob Weisberg is editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy.
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