George Bush actually said...

"In Washington, the Bush administration is rejecting on moral grounds the calls from the family of Ronald Reagan to ease restrictions on stem cell research."

"We know, as he always said, that America's best days are ahead of us, but with Ronald Reagan's passing some very fine days are behind us and that is worth our tears."

"He fought hard for his beliefs but he led with conviction but never made an adversary into an enemy. He was never mean spirited."

"As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life."