Posted by
Katie Favazza on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:08:30 PM
MM
live-blogged it.
Allah has the
video.
I am encouraged. November, you haven't gotten the best of us yet!
Here are the highlights
according to Michelle (and I happen to agree):
11:21am. Q: Is the coming election a referendum on Iraq? Should it be?
***Strongest answer by Bush so far***
"I think the coming election a referendum on these two
things: Which party has got the plan that will enable our economy to
continue to grow? And which party has a plan to protect the American
people? And Iraq is part of the security of the U.S. If and when we
succeed in Iraq, our country will be more secure. If we don't succeed,
the country is less secure...I understand some people in Washington
don't think we are at war. They are just wrong, in my opinion. The
enemy still wants to strike us. The enemy still wants to achieve safe
have from which to plot and plan. The enemy would like to have WMD in
order to attack us. These are lethal, cold-blooded killers. And we must
do everything we can to protect the American people, including
questioning detainees and listening to their phone calls from outside
the country to inside the country...and as you know, there were some
recent votes on that issue. And the Democrats voted against giving our
professionals the tools necessary to protect the American people.
...I do not question their patriotism. I question whether or not they understand how dangerous this world is...
11:33am. Q on working with Dems.
***Second-best answer***
Bush: "I believe I'll be working with a
Republican-controlled Congress and a Republican-controlled Senate. I
understand in Washington people have already determined the outcome of
the election. They think it's over. We've got people dancing in the end
zones and measuring the drapes. But the American people are going to side on who best to protect the American people and who best to keep the taxes low."