The Ultimate George W. Bushisms: Bush at War (with the English Language)

By Jacob Weisberg

"This business about graceful exit just simply has no realism to it at all."

As the end of the Bush era approaches, the legacy is clear: George W. Bush is a wartime president. His enemy, battered but not defeated after repeated surges: the English language. The ultimate edition of George W. Bushisms captures this legacy -- from the Gulf Coast to Iraq and back -- with all-new pearls of wisdom and the twenty-five greatest hits of the entire presidency.

"You know, when I campaigned here in 2000, I said, I want to be a war president. No president wants to be a war president, but I am one."

"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?"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Release date: Nov 6, 2007
• ISBN: 9781416580058

Jacob Weisberg

Jacob Weisberg is Chairman and Editor in Chief of the Slate Group. From 2002 to 2008 he was the editor of Slate.com. He has written about politics for magazines including the New Republic, Newsweek, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair and the New York Times Magazine.

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The ultimate George W. Bushisms : Bush at war (with the English language) / [compiled by] Jacob Weisberg.

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1. Bush, George W. (George