3. Steve Gillard says it comes from a quote in Christian circles:
"Never put a period where God puts a comma."
Juan Cole said:
"Bush told Wolf Blitzer he thought Iraq was a comma (hat tip to Wonkette). But Iraq is very clearly an exclamation point. Now you know why the whole policy has been wrong. Bush has been trying to close off a dependent clause, not realizing he was forcefully making a declarative statement."
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