George W. Bush: “These filibuster tactics are shameful and inconsistent with the Senate's constitutional obligation.”

For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence—a time set apart.

I applaud your Governor's response to that tragedy.

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

The battles waged by our troops are part of a broader struggle between two dramatically different systems.