Trifecta
This repeat offense features Dubya comparing the triple tragedies of war, recession and national emergency to winning big (with a "trifecta") at the horse track.

1. Lucky me. I hit the trifecta. (Sep. 15, 2001)
2. You know, I, I was campaigning in Chicago, and somebody asked me, what, is there ever any time where the budget might have to go into deficit? I said only if we were at war or had a national emergency or were in a recession. Little did I realize we'd get the trifecta. (Feb. 27, 2002)
3. You know, I remember campaigning in Chicago and somebody said, would you ever spend a deficit? And I said, only if we're at war or we had a recession or there was a national emergency. Little did I realize we'd get the trifecta. (Mar. 1, 2002)
4. I was campaigning in Chicago one time and a fellow said, would you ever allow for deficit spending, would that ever enter your vocabulary? I said, well, under certain circumstances. Only if we're at war or there was a national emergency or there was a recession. Little did I realize we'd draw the trifecta. (Mar. 27, 2002)
5. I'll never forget one time in Chicago when a reporter said, would you ever deficit spend? And I said, well, only — only if we were at war, only if there were a national emergency, or only if there is a recession. Never did I believe we'd get the trifecta. (Mar. 27, 2002)
6. You know, when I was campaigning in Chicago, in the general election, somebody said, "Would you ever deficit spend?" I said, "Well, only if we were at war, or there was a national emergency, or we were in a recession." Little did I realize we'd get the trifecta. (Mar. 29, 2002)
7. I remember campaigning in Chicago one time, and the guy said, would you ever deficit spend? I said, well, only if we were at war, or the country was in recession, or there was a national emergency. I didn't realize we were going to get the trifecta. (Apr. 3, 2002)
8. I remember campaigning in Chicago one time, and the guy said, would you ever deficit spend? I said, well, only if we were at war, or the country was in recession, or there was a national emergency. I didn't realize we were going to get the trifecta. (Apr. 4, 2002)
9. The recession — no question, I remember when I was campaigning, I said, would you ever deficit spend? And I said, yes, only if there were a time of war, or recession, or a national emergency. Never thought we'd get — And so we have a temporary deficit in our budget, because we are at war, we're recovering, our economy is recovering, and we've had a national emergency. Never did I dream we'd have the trifecta. (Apr. 16, 2002)
10. You know, when I was campaigning in Chicago one time, they said, would you ever have a deficit? I said, I hope not. I said, I think it's important for us to make — to work hard to have a balanced budget. But I said, yes, I'd have a deficit if I were the President only if we were at war, or in a recession, or in times of emergency. I didn't think I was going to draw the trifecta. (Apr. 29, 2002)
11. I remember in Chicago they said to me, would you ever have deficit spending. I said, only if there was a war, or a national emergency, or a recession. Never did I realize we'd get the trifecta. (May 1, 2002)
12. You know, I remember campaigning in Chicago and somebody said, would you ever spend a deficit? And I said, only if we're at war or we had a recession or there was a national emergency. Little did I realize we'd get the trifecta. (May 1, 2002)
13. Obviously, we've got budget matters. You know, when I was running for President, in Chicago, somebody said, would you ever have deficit spending? I said, only if we were at war, or only if we had a recession, or only if we had a national emergency. Never did I dream we'd get the trifecta. (May 10, 2002)
14. I remember — I remember campaigning in Chicago, and one of the reporters said, would you ever deficit spend? I said only — only in times of war, in times of economic insecurity as a result of a recession, or in times of national emergency. Never did I dream we'd have a trifecta. (Jun. 7, 2002)
15. You know, we — these are extraordinary times. I remember campaigning and somebody said, would you ever deficit spend? I said, only if there was a war, or a recession, or a national emergency. I didn't think we were going to get the trifecta. (Jun. 13, 2002)
16. You know, when I was one time campaigning in Chicago, a reporter said, would you ever have a deficit? And I said, I can't imagine it, but there would be one if we had a war, or a national emergency, or a recession. Never did I dream we'd get the trifecta. (Jun. 14, 2002)