‘The best in the world’ President applauds American workers By Rick Steelhammer After touring a diesel engine rebuild shop at Cecil I. Walker Machinery Co. and trying his hand at resetting a Caterpillar piston, President Bush told workers at the Belle plant how he planned to bulldoze obstacles that prevent companies from creating new jobs. "The job of government is not to create wealth, but to create an environment free of obstacles that keep companies from growing and expanding and hiring more people," Bush said. Calling American workers "the best in the world," Bush said he couldn’t think of a ...