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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob Weisberg
Posted Friday, June 3, 2005, at 11:44 AM ET

"I think younger workers—first of all, younger workers have been promised benefits the government—promises that have been promised, benefits that we can't keep. That's just the way it is."—Washington, D.C., May 4, 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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