Bush’s English

From the president’s press conference this morning in Rome with Italian Prime Minister Prodi:

Q: And the deadline for the Kosovo independence —

BUSH: What? Say that again?

Q Deadline for the Kosovo independence?

BUSH: A decline?

Q Deadline, deadline.

BUSH: Deadline. Beg your pardon. My English isn’t very good. (emphasis added)

He said it; not me.