George W. Bush: “Michael P. Jackson, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, vice Mortimer L. Downey, resigned.”

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

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.

On behalf of the American people, Laura and I offer our sincere condolences to Betsy and the Wyeth family.

I applaud your Governor's response to that tragedy.