If Bush had said this, some people would have rolled their eyes and said "Another boneheaded screwup by the moron" and some people would have been comforted that the President is plain spoken and makes mistakes just like them, same as every other time Bush has made some geographical or political malaprop. That Dean reverted to a term he's used for most of his life is embarassing, but I don't think it's tragic or a sign he's as bad at public speaking as Bush is. Not that I like Dean.
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