Absent-Minded

When Ross Perot began running for President, he found a convenient excuse to avoid discussing specifics: he'd left them at home. You'd think that after a year he'd know better, but not much has changed.

Asked how to eliminate government waste "It would have been nice if you would have told me you wanted to talk about this, and I'd have had all my facts with me." Meet the Press, May 3, 1992

Asked about the deficit "You ask me to get into line items ... and I obviously don't have the records with me today. I'd be glad to come...

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