More George W. Bushisms
More of Slate's Accidental Wit and Wisdom of Our 43rd President
Introduction
The Year in Bushisms
The predecessor to this volume was published in January 2001,
during the brief interval between coronation and inauguration.
The book began to sell, George W. Bush was sworn in, and I
continued to wonder about one question: How did Bush feel
about Bushisms? Was he chuckling along, Reagan-style, or
percolating with Nixonian rage?
My puzzlement came to an end a few months later at the White
House Correspondents Dinner when the president fulfilled my
authorial fantasy by waving Slate's book of George W. Bushisms
at 1,500 reporters. "Most of you probably didn't know that I
have a new book out," he exclaimed, before launching into a
reading. Repeating his line, "I believe the human being and
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