George Bush actually said...

"There's no more important goal than to help good souls become—come back to our society as productive citizens."

"I hereby determine, pursuant to 2(c)(1) of the Act, that it is important to the national interest to furnish assistance under the Act in an amount not to exceed $32 million."

"The President's goal is to reform the earmarking culture that leads to wasteful and excessive pork-barrel spending."

"I was honored to present him with the Medal of Freedom, our Nation's highest civil award, in recognition of his lifelong public service."