Bush promised to persecute(sic) short sellers! Text of Bush's statement Friday By The Associated Press – 1 hour ago Text of President Bush's statement Friday on the economy, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: Anyone engaging in illegal financial transactions will be caught and persecuted. <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBAo1yCOOLr02NJfYtgrYmyZQKxAD939SKB00" target="_blank">http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBAo1yCOOLr02NJfYtgrYmyZQKxAD939SKB00</a>