On April 15, 2000, George W. Bush appeared on "Meet the Press." "Laura and I really don't realize how bright our children is sometimes," the future president remarked, "until we get an objective analysis."

["Rarely is the question asked," Bush declared on another occasion: "Is our children learning?"]

[An anonymous Internet wag once composed a poem entitled "Make The Pie Higher," composed entirely of Bushisms. A sample:

I know that the human being
And the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope,
Where our wings take dream.
Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher! Make the pie higher!]