12/19/2008
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"To achieve this goal, I sent Congress a budget plan this February that would keep taxes low, restrain Federal spending, and put us in surplus by 2012."
"I urge Democrats in Congress to step forward now and pass these bills one at a time."
"Our Nation has the most innovative, industrious, and talented people on the face of the Earth."
"Our Nation's strong economy is no accident."