George Bush actually said...

"We need him in Washington, DC."

"You can count on him to provide the kind of leadership that does right by southern Mississippi."

"I do place great importance on the meetings that we had this morning, speaking with candor and from the heart, as friends, just the way it ought to be."

"Let us raise our glasses to President Francesco Cossiga, to the Republic of Italy, and to the lasting friendship and love between the people of Italy and America."