You know, when Bush leaves office we’ll be losing a great source of humor and general mangulation of the English language. This morning I had the chance to hear the President’s speech on the corporate welfare being extended to large financial institutions and in a section discussing short sellers, Bush said, and I quote “You will be caught and persecuted.”
He likely meant prosecuted, in fact, it’s a safe bet the word prosecuted rolled across the teleprompter. But persecuted is the word that came out. An interesting Freudian slip to be sure…..It’s kind of like operation Enduring Freedom - did anyone think about that for a nano-second before moving forward? Lasting freedom was the intended meaning no doubt, but when I read it I interpreted it as putting up with freedom as long as we can.
In a year’s time when we have a more articulate administration, this sort of gaffe will be a thing of the past. But hopefully, there will be something else to poke fun at……
