George W. Bush: “The primary cause of rising gasoline prices is that the global demand for oil is growing faster than global supply.”

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

That is the America I know.

The American economy has consistently proven its strength and resilience in the face of shocks such as natural disasters, high energy prices, and the terrorist attacks of September 11.

We are grateful to the first responders and volunteers who are working to find the missing and comfort the grieving at Camp Mystic and along the Guadalupe.