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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob WeisbergPosted Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, at 4:36 PM ET

"The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously."—New Albany, Ind., Nov. 13, 2007

Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 6:02.

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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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