Tonight in a rare prime time address to the nation, President Bush will discuss the financial crisis and outline his reasons for his proposed bailout.
A few moments ago an anonymous White House staffer leaked a copy of the address Mr. Bush will deliver tonight.
My fellow Americans. I come to you this evening during a time of grave peril. We cannot allow the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud a financial meltdown.
I can say to you tonight without any doubt that Iraq Wall Street has weapons of mass destruction debts of massive proportion.
If we do not invade hand over a no strings attached check for a trillion dollars immediately, Saddam Hussein many fine billionaires may have to give up their Summer homes in the Hamptons.
As a firm believer in Ronald Reagan's dictum that government isn't the solution, it's the problem the purpose of government is to provide corporate welfare, I say to you tonight as I said to you after 9/11, please go shopping open up your wallets, your kids' wallets, and your grandkids' wallets to Secretary Paulson. If you don't, the terrorists win many fine executives will have to cancel their plans to winter in Barbados.
It may seem as though I am asking a great sacrifice of you. But I can assure you that the war bailout will pay for itself guarantee that universal health care will never become a reality.
If the past eight years have shown anything, they have shown that you can trust me on this.
Good night, and may God Bless Goldman Sachs America.