Failure to act
would have broad consequences far beyond Wall Street.
George W. Bush urging Congress to pass the bailout bill.
September 22, 2008
Failure to act would embolden other tyrants,
allow terrorists access to new weapons and new resources,
and make blackmail a permanent feature of world events.
George W. Bush urging Congress to authorize Iraq invasion bill.
October 7, 2002
Failure to act would harm our ability to monitor new
terrorist activities, and could reopen dangerous gaps in our intelligence.
George W. Bush urging Cogress to reauthorize the Patriot act.
February 14, 2008
Failure to act now is the most risky and most expensive thing we could do.
James McCarthy, president of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, urging Congress to pass the Global Warming
Bill.June 2, 2008