MISSOURI

"Mr. Vice President, in all due respect, it is—I'm not sure 80 percent of the people get the death tax. I know this: 100 percent will get it if I'm the president." –George W Bush, St. Louis, Mo., October 18, 2000

"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."—George W Bush, Sept. 6, 2004, Poplar Bluff, Mo.

"Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat."—George W Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2004 (Thanks to David Stanford.)

"The march to war affected the people's confidence. It's hard to make investment. See, if you're a small business owner or a large business owner and you're thinking about investing, you've got to be optimistic when you invest. Except when you're marching to war, it's not a very optimistic thought, is it? In other words, it's the opposite of optimistic when you're thinking you're going to war." — George W Bush, Springfield, Mo., Feb. 9, 2004 (Thanks to Garry Trudeau.)

"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program."—George W Bush, St. Charles, Mo., Nov. 2, 2000