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J.C. Watts: “When the president's out there, I think, giving an honest assessment, saying, you know what, if we had to do it again…”

On the recordMay 25, 2006
When the president's out there, I think, giving an honest assessment, saying, you know what, if we had to do it again, we wouldn't do it like that, I think that's a very good thing.
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J.C. Watts
Oklahoma

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Political analyst J.C. Watts comments on President Bush's admission of mistakes.

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