[beaver fever]

"Some call this......"

He didn't own the remark. Savage is quite correct. It's a demure.

[airborne]

After reading your post, then reading President Bush's speech, it appears that he does not specifically "own the remark" as you say.

Curious.

I would note that no one has denied that the spending during this Administration has been exorbitant.

Discounting the war and natural disasters, that may be the case still.