President George W. Bush addresses South Carolina legislators at the State House in Columbia Monday, April 18, 2005. "The people of South Carolina look to you and they look to your Governor for leadership. And you delivered. You set clear priorities for your budget, and you made hard decisions when it came to spending. To rein in the rising costs of health care, you became one of the first states in the nation to offer health savings accounts to state employees," said the President.White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush addresses South Carolina legislators at the State House in Columbia Monday, April 18, 2005. "I found this to be an interesting statistic about your state: More than 76 percent of the people in your state own their own home, one of the highest rates in the United States. Small businesses are investing and expanding, exports are on the rise. Thanks to your leadership, thanks to your hard work, thanks to your willingness to set aside partisan differences, jobs are coming back to the great state of South Carolina," said the President. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush takes a seat with a couple patrons at the Rockaway Athletic Club after addressing state legislators in Columbia, S.C., April 18, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse