Best Freudian Slip of Bushco?

I caught a late segment on Hardball, with Matthews questioning a Democratic and a Republican strategists--two that I hadn't seen before (and sorry, I don't remember their names).  Anyway, they were of course debating the relative abilities of Edwards and Cheney to assume the Presidency, and the Republican said this:

In times of danger, Cheney has had a steady hand on the till.

The till, mind you, not the tiller.  I love it.

Wouldn't that be a great addition to Kerry's stump speech?

In times of danger, Americans expect a President to have a steady hand on the tiller of the ship of state.  But in these times of danger, President Bush and Vice President Cheney have kept their hands steadily on the till.  No-bid contracts for Halliburton, in the face of fraud and price-gouging.  Plum ambassadorships for Bush's best fundraising cronies.  Massive tax cuts for their wealthiest friends. . . .

•  Cheney's hands...

  ...are kept occupied trying to figure out exactly how one does the anatomically impossible feat he so pleasntly told Leahy to do.

  I wish him the utmost success in this endeavour.

  by defyingravity on Thu Jul 08, 2004 at 05:36:49 PM PDT

•  Coincidence? I don't think so.

  LOL.  I love this part:
  

  President Cheney have kept their hands steadily on the till.  No-bid contracts for Halliburton, in the face of fraud and price-gouging.

  Follow "hand on the till" with "no-bid contracts for Halliburton."

  Are you sure the Republican said this?

  by Unstable Isotope on Thu Jul 08, 2004 at 05:52:28 PM PDT

  •  D'oh!

    That's the fantasy Kerry speech.

    I still love that line!

    by Unstable Isotope on Thu Jul 08, 2004 at 05:53:55 PM PDT

    •  re:That Line

      I'm glad!  I personally love stupid Republicans that give us so much to ridicule.  It's a fun way to pass the time until Kerry trounces Bush on November 2.

      by deminva on Thu Jul 08, 2004 at 06:07:22 PM PDT

•  Rick Davis

  I caught that, too, and made a note.

  by Pyewacket on Thu Jul 08, 2004 at 06:17:17 PM PDT

•  *in* the till [n/t]

  we're rolling back the republican crime wave

  by zeke L on Thu Jul 08, 2004 at 06:28:20 PM PDT