"I want to thank my friend, Sen. Bill Frist, for
joining us today. … He married a Texas girl, I want
you to know. (Laughter.) Karyn is with us. A West
Texas girl, just like me."—Nashville, Tenn., May 27,
2004

"It's in our country's interests to find those who
would do harm to us and get them out of harm's
way."—Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

"I believe that, as quickly as possible, young cows
ought to be allowed to go across our border."—Ottawa,
Nov. 30, 2004

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business.
Too many OB/GYN's aren't able to practice their love
with women all across the country."—Sept. 6, 2004,
Poplar Bluff, Mo.

"In this job you've got a lot on your plate on a
regular basis; you don't have much time to sit around
and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking
different portraits, 'How do you think my standing
will be?' "—Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005

"There's only one person who hugs the mothers and the
widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their
loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops,
I've got an additional responsibility to hug and
that's me and I know what it's like."—Washington,
D.C., Dec. 11, 2002

"Now, there are some who would like to rewrite
history—revisionist historians is what I like to call
them."—Elizabeth, N.J., June 16, 2003

"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi
citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam
Hussein."—Washington, D.C., May 25, 2004

"The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of
the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam
Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize
himself."—Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29, 2003

"But Iraq has—have got people there that are willing
to kill, and they're hard-nosed killers. And we will
work with the Iraqis to secure their future."
—Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

"We expect the states to show us whether or not we're
achieving simple objectives—like literacy, literacy in
math, the ability to read and write."—on federal
education requirements, Washington, D.C., April 28,
2005

"I'm going to spend a lot of time on Social Security.
I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it's
the Mother in me." —Washington D.C., April 14, 2005

"If they pre-decease or die early, there's an asset
base to be able to pass on to a loved one."—On Social
Security money stored in private accounts, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, March 30, 2005

"In terms of timetables, as quickly as
possible—whatever that means."—On the president's time
frame for shoring up Social Security, Washington D.C.,
March 16, 2005

"I want to appreciate those of you who wear our
nation's uniform for your sacrifice."—Jacksonville,
Fla., Jan. 14, 2005

"See, one of the interesting things in the Oval
Office—I love to bring people into the Oval
Office—right around the corner from here—and say, this
is where I office, but I want you to know the office
is always bigger than the person."—Washington, D.C.,
Jan. 29, 2004

"[T]he best way to find these terrorists who hide in
holes is to get people coming forth to describe the
location of the hole, is to give clues and data."

"I think we are welcomed. But it was not a peaceful
welcome."—Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 2005, on the
reception of American forces in Iraq

The complete Bushisms:

http://www.slate.com/id/76886/