George Bush actually said...

"This is a time for leadership."

"I've said -- and I'm not looking at this in a political way -- we've got to get it done."

"We cannot keep mortgaging the futures of our children and our grandchildren, and we will not."

"To preserve the unity and integrity of the Executive Branch, the Secretary must have the power to appoint, even to an advisory commission, those individuals he deems best suited to give him advice."