Washington ? Kansas Rep. Dennis Moore got right to the point when he and other Blue Dog Democrats held a rare meeting on Friday with President Bush in the Oval Office.

“Mr. President, I’m one year older than you are,” Moore says he told Bush. “I have seven grandchildren. A lot of people think we’re mortgaging the future of our children and grandchildren in this country, and that needs to change.”

Moore said Bush seemed receptive to the lawmakers’ concerns and told them he wants to look for areas of common ground.