Author: George W. Bush Page 19

See, without the tax relief package, there would have been a deficit, but there wouldn't have been the commiserate – not 'commiserate' – the kick to our economy that occurred as a result of the tax relief.

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… the person who runs FEMA is the first voice, often times, of someone whose life has been turned upside down hears from.

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I also understand how tender the free enterprise system can be.

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My answer is bring them on.

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And everybody wants to be loved – not everybody… you never heard anybody say, ‘I want to be despised, I’m running for office.’

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We've had leaks out of the administrative branch, had leaks out of the legislative branch, and out of the executive branch and the legislative branch, and I've spoken out consistently against them, and I want to know who the leakers are.

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We’ve had a great weekend here in the Land of the Enchanted.

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I want to appreciate those of you who wear our nation's uniform for your sacrifice.

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And I started thinking about a lot of things. I was able to – I can’t remember what it was… oh, the inaugural speech, started thinking through that.

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I do remain confident in Linda; she'll make a fine labor secretary; from what I've read in the press accounts, she's perfectly qualified.

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But I also made it clear to (Vladimir Putin) that it's important to think beyond the old days of when we had the concept that if we blew each other up, the world would be safe.

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I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves.

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It was just inebriating what Midland was all about then.

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And one thing we want during this war on terror is for people to feel like their life's moving on, that they're able to make a living and send their kids to college and put more money on the table.

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You see, not only did the attacks help accelerate a recession, the attacks reminded us that we are at war.

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If a person doesn't have the capacity that we all want that person to have, I suspect hope is in the far distant future, if at all.

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For NASA, space is still a high priority.

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I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.

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The true threat is whether or not one of these people decide, peak of anger, try to hold us hostage, ourselves; the Israelis, for example, to whom we'll defend, offer our defenses; the South Koreans.

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I can look you in the eye and tell you I feel I've tried to solve the problem diplomatically to the max, and would have committed troops both in Afghanistan and Iraq knowing what I know today.

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I believe the results of focusing our attention and energy on teaching children to read and having an education system that's responsive to the child and to the parents, as opposed to mired in a system that refuses to change, will make America what we want it to be – a more literate country and a hopefuller country.

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