LANDLORD: “Why didn’t I get the rent check?”
BUSH: “It’s hard work.”

LAURA BUSH: “You missed our dinner date.”
BUSH:: “It’s hard work. You’re sending mixed messages.”

WAITER: “Here’s the check, sir.”
BUSH: “The thing I don’t get is how my bill remains so inconsistent.”

UNEMPLOYED AMERICAN: “I’ve been unable to get a job for eighteen months.”
BUSH: “It’s hard work. I make difficult decisions every day. But you’re in my heart. But you attacked first.”

[UPDATE: B has the goods on last night’s smackdown.]

[UPDATE 2: Number of times Bush said “hard work” during the debate: 11.]