AP
WASHINGTON - President Bush, looking to build momentum in Congress for his second-term economic agenda, pledged Saturday not to ignore challenges to the nation's financial health and "leave them to another day."
"We have a duty to the American people to act on these issues, and we will get results," Bush said in his weekly radio address.
The remarks were a continuation of a broad campaign by Bush, begun earlier in the week with a two-day economic conference sponsored by the White House, to boost support for his economic plans.
In the radio speech and at the forum, Bush and his economic team made a pitch for major second-term priorities such as overhauling Social Security, simplifying the tax code, making previously passed tax cuts permanent, limiting alleged lawsuit abuse and curbing the growth of government spending.
"I will work with members of both political parties to confront these problems so we can keep our economy flexible, innovative and competitive, and so America remains the best place in the world to do business," the president said Saturday. "I will not ignore these challenges and leave them to another day."
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He went on to say "I was a irresponsible idiot the last 4 years, but now I'm thinking Hey, how's this gonna look when I leave office?"...
WASHINGTON - President Bush, looking to build momentum in Congress for his second-term economic agenda, pledged Saturday not to ignore challenges to the nation's financial health and "leave them to another day."
"We have a duty to the American people to act on these issues, and we will get results," Bush said in his weekly radio address.
The remarks were a continuation of a broad campaign by Bush, begun earlier in the week with a two-day economic conference sponsored by the White House, to boost support for his economic plans.
In the radio speech and at the forum, Bush and his economic team made a pitch for major second-term priorities such as overhauling Social Security, simplifying the tax code, making previously passed tax cuts permanent, limiting alleged lawsuit abuse and curbing the growth of government spending.
"I will work with members of both political parties to confront these problems so we can keep our economy flexible, innovative and competitive, and so America remains the best place in the world to do business," the president said Saturday. "I will not ignore these challenges and leave them to another day."
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He went on to say "I was a irresponsible idiot the last 4 years, but now I'm thinking Hey, how's this gonna look when I leave office?"...
