George Bush actually said...

I certify that I approve all the recommendations contained in the Commission's report.

There is no way to imagine America without New Orleans, and that great city will rise again.

We must have plans to evacuate large numbers of people in an emergency and to provide food, water, and security as needed.

The trials we have seen on the Gulf Coast remind us that we are stronger than we know and that we are all tied together in this Nation.