"I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it."

"I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it."
President Bush
Announcing an agenda that includes simplifying the tax system.
"All he talked about today were things that will increase the deficit. He's going to have to at some point confront reality."
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.
On President Bush's second-term agenda.
"These are national priorities ... long-term issues that would be more expensive to wait to deal with than to deal with now."
Chad Kolton
White House budget office spokesman, who said that President Bush can still halve the deficit by 2009 while addressing his goals.