The bottom line is, (Bush) truly believes, as we believe, that by leaving more money in people's hands and allowing them to spend it, that has propelled the economy.

We're fortunate that the economy is very, very strong now. It will continue to be strong.

Al Hubbard

Despite the fact that gasoline prices have obviously fallen dramatically from where they peaked after (Hurricane) Katrina, they are still too high. He (Bush) is especially concerned about natural gas prices and the impact they're going to have on people's budgets this winter.

Al Hubbard

The president believes very strongly that this is going to have a major, major impact on economic growth and economic growth in the short run, which is so important to creating those jobs where people will come back to New Orleans, southern Mississippi and southern Alabama.

Al Hubbard