We had a vote on Tuesday that showed Governor Bush won Florida, ... We had a recount that showed Governor Bush has won Florida.

Nothing can be considered final until Governor Bush places a phone call to the person he is selecting as his vice presidential nominee, and that has not happened yet,

[The counties that are still pursuing a manual recount] are no longer counting -- they are reinventing, ... by subjective, not objective, means.

A manual recount of the whole state of Florida is crazy,

The Bush campaign fought for the format that is being used tonight and I think was used successfully last week in the vice presidential debate. People seem to like it. It allows for a very thoughtful exchange of ideas and substance, and that's exactly what Gov. Bush intends to engage in tonight.

[Bush confidante Karen Hughes explained the president's petulance this way, while acknowledging the presence of such petulance,] On his face, you could see his irritation at the senator's misrepresentations, ... He was answering the senator with his face.