George Bush actually said...

"I want to create awareness about a commonsense budget and ask you to take action to help me get it passed."

"It's time to have fiscal sanity in our Nation's Capital, and it's time to remember who pays the bills."

"The American people, when they hear that we've got enough money to meet needs such as building housing on military bases or refurbishing housing on military bases, if we set priorities and have fiscal..."

"I'm willing to listen to the 100 different voices who've got different views about where this package ought to go."