[Referring to Bush's comments that the New Hampshire outcome had been a] bump in the road, ... I'm telling you, my friends, it was a landmine.

[The road to this reunion was first tread upon after Fogerty and his wife made contact with senior executives at Concord Music Group when the company was still in negotiations to purchase Fantasy.] We heard rumors over the years that Fantasy was on the market, but nothing materialized, ... About a year ago we heard the same rumor again, so Julie and I met with Norman [Lear] and Hal [Gaba], and other people at Concord just to get acquainted. At our first meeting, they expressed great respect and appreciation. When they finally acquired Fantasy, we figured the time was right to see if we could work together.

We spent 30 years waiting for them to widen Lacey Road and now we are going to spend another 30 years waiting for our trees to grow back,

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has strayed from those principles, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline.

The American taxpayers are counting on you.

We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital.