Headline: Bush to Give Fresh Assessment of Economy

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush is giving Congress a fresh assessment of the troubled economy as he prepares to sign a $168 billion stimulus package into law.

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Bush, who is expected to sign the stimulus package later this week, has said he thinks the basic fundamentals of the economy are stable. But he also acknowledged in a weekend broadcast interview that "the signs are troubling enough" that he felt the tax rebates he worked out with Congress were necessary.

Shorter Bush:

or maybe:

but really it's:

The economy tanking is your legacy, Georgie, as much as you will try and scrape it off on the next president. From budget surplus to recession/ depression and beyond in eight years. Now that takes ... talent!