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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob Weisberg
Posted Friday, April 20, 2007, at 4:26 PM ET

"I said to her, make sure the rug says 'optimistic person comes to work.' "—describing his instructions to the first lady in choosing a rug for the Oval Office, Tipp City, Ohio, April 19, 2007

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