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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob Weisberg
Posted Friday, Feb. 11, 2005, at 3:03 PM ET

"If you're a younger person, you ought to be asking members of Congress and the United States Senate and the president what you intend to do about it. If you see a train wreck coming, you ought to be saying, what are you going to do about it, Mr. Congressman, or Madam Congressman?"—Detroit, Feb. 8, 2005

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Jacob Weisberg is editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy.
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