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Originally Posted by Redux
As to spin doctors, I marvel at how the Bush White House has mastered the art.
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And even when they say something that sounds good:
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Originally Posted by George Bush in the State of the Union
"replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025."
"move beyond a petroleum-based economy and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past."
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Guess what?
Just kidding!
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his energy secretary and national economic adviser said Wednesday that the president didn't mean it literally.
"This was purely an example," Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said.
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It was a sort of silly way to phrase it anyways, since oil is fungible.