1.   At that point, you develop a knee-jerk desire, somewhat akin to a verbal tic, to respond negatively to almost anything he or she wants to do.

2.   But in person, despite his verbal tics, Goldblum is positively Zen-like.

3.   But on reflection, and a bit of research, it appears to be more of an unconscious verbal tic than a conscious strategy.

4.   Even as he complies, the spirit of those verbal tics still drives his now buoyant candidacy.

5.   There are those who say that in terms of overcoming his verbal tics and gaffes, Bush is as good as he will ever get.