Lucky me, I hit the trifecta.

 

Lucky me, I hit the trifecta.
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In reference to his prior, oft-repeated promises to run a year-to-year budget surplus, except in the event of war, recession, or national emergency. Statement made to budget director Mitchell Daniels, mid-September; as quoted by him in an address to the OMB Conference Board (October 16, 2001) repeated as a dubious joke through 2002: at Robin Hayes for Congress and Elizabeth Dole for Senate luncheon, Charlotte NC, February 27; at Latham for Congress Luncheon, DesMoines IA, March 1; at Saxby Chambliss for Senate Dinner, Atlanta GA, March 27; at Graham for Senate Luncheon, Greenville SC, March 27; at Cornyn for Senate Luncheon, Dallas TX, March 29; at Fisher for Governor Reception, Philadelphia PA, April 3; at Leaders of the Fiscal Responsibility Coalition, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg, April 16; at Heather Wilson for Congress Luncheon, Albuquerque NM, April 29; at Simon for Governor Luncheon, Santa Clara CA, May 1; at Taft for Governor Luncheon, Columbus OH, May 10; at 14th Annual World Pork Expo, DesMoines IA, June 7; at 21st Century High Tech Forum, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg, June 13; at Texans for Rick Perry, Houston TX, June 14.
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Quoted by Paul Krugman in "Hitting the Trifecta," The New York Times

 

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