Bush tips his pitches

Knight-Ridder news feed via Atrios (emphasis mine):

Bush sought to counter suggestions that there will be a military draft if he's re-elected, but the president almost blew his line.



He said that, after a debate with Kerry, "I made it very plain. We will not have an all-volunteer army." The crowd fell silent. "WE WILL have an all-volunteer army," Bush said, quickly catching himself. "Let me restate that. We will not have a draft."

Paging Dr. Freud....