12/10/2008
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate and designate the following individual to serve in his Administration."
"When Americans went to the polls last November, they did not vote for politicians to substitute their judgment for the judgment of our commanders on the ground."
"The Democrats' bills also spend billions of dollars on domestic projects that have nothing to do with the war."
"Our troops should not be trapped in the middle."