George W. Bush: “But the reality is that we are in an urgent situation, and the consequences will grow worse each day if we do not act.”

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.

You will have an Almighty God to comfort you.

Mr. Wyeth captured America in his paintings of his native Pennsylvania and Maine.