George W. Bush: “Those affected by Rita will be treated the same way as those affected by Katrina.”

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.

Those who have lost their precious children are facing a grief no parents should ever know.

Is it in our interest that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for your hard work and God bless you.

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.