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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob WeisbergPosted Monday, May 7, 2007, at 4:54 PM ET

"The question is, who ought to make that decision? The Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear—I'm a commander guy."—Washington, D.C., May 2, 2007

Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 53:41.

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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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