George Bush actually said...

"The coercive spending limits would stack the deck even more heavily in favor of incumbents."

"Although the President favors the abolition of all subsidized special interest PACs, there is no constitutionally permissible basis for placing these restrictions on unsubsidized PACs and party commit..."

"H.R. 3750 would amount to a tax increase primarily to subsidize incumbent politicians."

"Campaign finance reform must also employ neutral principles that foster free competition in ideas without threatening freedom of speech."