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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob WeisbergPosted Saturday, April 14, 2007, at 8:07 AM ET

"That's why we are inconveniencing air traffickers, to make sure nobody is carrying weapons on airplanes."—Discussing the continuing need for heightened airline security, Washington D.C., April 3, 2007

Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 35:11.

For more, see "The Complete Bushisms."

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Jacob Weisberg is chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy. Follow him at http://twitter.com/jacobwe.
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