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Reactions, Reactions

I fought the crowd, ambushing lawmakers as I could spot them. Here are some of their reactions just moments after President Bush's speech ended.

Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., On Iraq:
"Either we get out of Iraq or we do what people have been asking for a long time. New leadership and a new strategy. We have new leadership, we have a new strategy. The last thing I think we want is for Congress to micromanage the war. We have one commander in chief."

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. On Economy & Immigration:
"I appreciated that the president talked about the economy first -- that he brought attention to the issue of spending. This is an administration that has spent too much. I'm concerned that he wants comprehensive immigration reform because I don’t agree with him on that. I think you secure the borders first, then you address your visa issues and your employer issues, but you do it one step at a time."

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., On Being 'Underwhelmed:'
"I'm underwhelmed. He didn’t really say anything new. We want some answers. I'm not convinced that he has his arms around [the war]. I left kind of disappointed that we didn’t really hear a president who could convince us that he really was in charge of this war."

Posted by Andrew Noyes | 11:00 PM

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