The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports, is dangerous and it sends the wrong message. That there are short cuts to accomplishment, and that performance is more important than character.

Continuing to seek those weapons will not bring security or international prestige, but only political isolation, economic hardship, and other unwelcomed consequences.

The president is offering several proposals to reach that goal, including one that would ask the U.N. to require all countries to criminalize proliferation.

We and our friends are determined to protect our people and the world from proliferation.

The president today offered a plan to stop the proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction.

It's essential that I explain this properly to the parents of those who lost their lives. Saddam Hussein was dangerous. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) trust a mad man. Dangerous man. He had the ability to make weapons, at the very minimum.

They're going to raise the taxes and increase the size of the federal government, which would be bad for the United States economy.

Mr. Bush told a group of small business owners and workers today that the tax cuts have helped create new jobs, kept interest rates low and boosted home ownership.

Now is not the time to raise taxes on the American people. This economy is getting better.

the time had come in essence to choose up sides

The president is trying to break the slide.

The commission I have appointed today will examine intelligence on weapons of mass destruction and related 21st century threats, and issue specific recommendations to ensure our capabilities are strong.