Bush vows to win war against recession (2003) Tucked into President Bush's first State of the Union address last night, nearly lost in the talk of war and terrorism, were words Connie Correll had been waiting to hear.
"Investment" and "free trade."
Dry as they may seem, those words represented new policies Correll, executive vice president of the high-tech trade group TechNet, has been seeking for months.
Bush called on Congress last night to give him greater authority to negotiate free-trade agreements. And he pushed for passage of his economic stimulus plan, part of which would allow companies to write off a higher percentage of the money they invest in new equipment. After a year of weak sales, the Silicon Valley companies TechNet represents badly need their customers to start buying again.
LOL... I guess President Bush forgot about his little conspiracy to destroy the US (sarc) and is trying to play catch-up.