George Bush actually said...

"It is badly needed, and must be enacted without further delay."

"This legislation has been developed in a bipartisan process."

"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish a Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism, it is hereby ordered..."

"The Committee's recommendation would severely compromise the Administration's objective of providing adequate defense capabilities within constrained resources."