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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob Weisberg
Posted Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, at 2:07 PM ET

"Trade is an important subject here at Caterpillar, and the reason why is because a lot of the product you make here, you sell to somebody else, sell overseas to another country. That's trade. And yet it's—it's a topic of hot debate."—Speaking to workers at the Caterpillar equipment company, East Peoria, Ill., Jan. 30, 2007

Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 11:21.

For more, see "The Complete Bushisms."

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