George W. Bush: “I hereby determine, pursuant to 2(c)(1) of the Act, that it is important to the national interest to furnish assistance…”

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

We know our words cannot help, but we believe the prayers of so many Americans will.

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

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.