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Slate: Bush's incredible definition of credibility.

"One thing is for certain, though, about me, and the world has learned
this: When I say something, I mean it. And the credibility of the United
States is incredibly important for keeping world peace and freedom."

That's the summation President Bush delivered as he wrapped up his
press conference Tuesday night. It's the message he emphasized throughout:
Our commitment. Our pledge. Our word. My conviction. Given the stakes in
Iraq and the war against terrorism, it would be petty to poke fun at Bush
for calling credibility "incredibly important." His routine misuse of the
word "incredible," while illiterate, is harmless. His misunderstanding of
the word "credible," however, isn't harmless. It's catastrophic.