G.W. Bush, candidate, October 2000:
Asked about health insurance: "'Insurance'... that's a Washington word. I want to talk about health care."
[Can't find a transcript of this on line. I wrote it down at the time because it was the dumbest thing I'd heard so far.]

G.W. Bush, president, now:
"The immediate goal is to make sure there are more people on private insurance plans. I mean, people have access to health care in America. After all, you just go to an emergency room."