Jon S. Corzine: “I will speak a little bit on part of the main topic the President talked about last night, where we heard President Bush…”

“I will speak a little bit on part of the main topic the President talked about last night, where we heard President Bush eloquently address America's challenging agenda--an agenda of war and peace, of health care, and the American economy. In fact, as it relates to the economy, he said our first goal is clear, that we must have an economy that grows fast enough to employ every man and woman who seeks a job. He suggested that we work to have a prosperity that is broadly shared. I am certain his rhetoric resonated well with the American people. It sounds good. Today, I want to talk not about the rhetoric of the President's address but of the reality of the policies that have both been implemented and the purposes and possibilities of the policies he has laid on the table, which he suggests would turn our economy around and meet those lofty objectives. Let me be clear in my own view. There is a huge gap between the rhetoric and the reality of the President's economic stewardship and certainly with respect to the policies and proposals laid on the table.”