Jacob Weisberg

George W. Bushisms

by Jacob Weisberg

They misunderestimated me."

Or did they?

Judge for yourself. Here are over 100 memorable misstatements by our syntactically challenged president, collected, annotated, and introduced by Slate magazine's Jacob...

George W. Bushisms

by Jacob Weisberg & Calvin Trillin

"I can only speak to myself."

True -- and yet we must listen. Sometimes his accidental wit speaks louder than any prepared statement.

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never...

Palinisms: The Accidental Wit and Wisdom of Sarah Palin

by Jacob Weisberg

The accidental wit and wisdom of Sarah Palin, drawn verbatim from her public comments, Facebook updates, and tweets, by the head of the SLATE group and longtime collector and editor of GEORGE W. BUSHISMS....

In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington

by Jacob Weisberg & Robert Rubin

Robert Rubin was sworn in as the seventieth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in January 1995 in a brisk ceremony attended only by his wife and a few colleagues. As soon as the ceremony was over, he began an emergency...

The Bush Tragedy

by Jacob Weisberg

This is the book that cracks the code of the Bush presidency. Unstintingly yet compassionately, and with no political ax to grind, Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg methodically and objectively examines the...