[Skepolitic]

I suppose we just have to disagree.

But your recollection differs from the text of speech, which can be read at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/31/AR2006013101468.html.

And it differs from what I hear just before the 51:00 mark at the CSPAN video of the speech, which can be viewed at http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190900-2. It sounds like Bush says “switch grass” to me.

[sand88]

see post #65 above. Bush mentions sawgrass.

[SkyDancer]

I suppose so. When you say the word 'switch' as in 'switch grass' your mouth forms almost a smile. (try it). If you say 'saw' as in 'saw grass' your mouth forms an oval. I'll never forget that round mouth as Bush said 'saw grass' - if Bush had said 'switch grass' I would have remembered it as that. I have never heard of 'saw grass' until that night.

From Bush's speech

"This has led to the development of cellulostic ethanol, made using decomposable plants—such as sawgrass, sugar cane, corn waste, and wood products—to produce a derivative of ethanol.