George W. Bush: “Laura and I send our best wishes for peace, health, and happiness in the New Year.”

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

This is not mere nostalgia, it is the truest version of ourselves.

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

We are heartbroken by the loss of life and the agony so many are feeling.