Ha Ha
Did he have his fingers crossed too, just in case this explanation didn't work?

One day after President Bush vowed to reduce America's dependence on Middle East oil by cutting imports from there 75 percent by 2025, his energy secretary and national economic adviser said Wednesday that the president didn't mean it literally.

The old not literally defense. 75 percent by 2025 doesn't sound like much of a metaphor to me, but Bush has always communicated in strange ways...