Subject: Bushisms (Page 9)

One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I think—tide turning – see, as I remember – I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

This thaw – took a while to thaw, it’s going to take a while to unthaw.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We ought to make the pie higher.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We've had leaks out of the administrative branch, had leaks out of the legislative branch, and out of the executive branch and the legislative branch, and I've spoken out consistently against them, and I want to know who the leakers are.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The future will be better tomorrow.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We're blessed with such values in America; and I… it's… I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We want them to know how to teach the science of reading… in order to make sure there's not this kind of federal… federal cufflink.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I’m going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there’s an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

There's a lot of neighborliness taking place in the state of Virginia and North Carolina and Maryland, where if somebody hurts and somebody's lonely, somebody needs help is finding refuge and solace because a fellow citizen has taken it upon him or herself to help somebody in need.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I've not made up our mind about military action.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

You can fool some of the people all the time… and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

This is my maiden voyage… my first speech since I was the president of the United States and I couldn't think of a better place to give it than Calgary, Canada.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I'm so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton; he's one of the great Pennsylvania political families.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We want people owning their home – we want people owning a businesses.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The people in Louisiana must know that all across our country there's a lot of prayer – prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down, and I'm one of them.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I can look you in the eye and tell you I feel I've tried to solve the problem diplomatically to the max, and would have committed troops both in Afghanistan and Iraq knowing what I know today.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president