A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT BUSH (PHOTOS): 6.30.04

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov ^ | June 30, 2004 | GretchenM

[JulieRNR21]

I see Paul Bremer is still wearing his combat boots.

He had a very tough job in Iraq and he did it well.

Thank God he made it out safely. He was the terrorist prime target!

[hoosiermama]

You mean is "Kick ARSE" boots..... It does make me smile.....He could care less what the liberals write or say.....He's grounded by our troops.

[patriciaruth]

You're early. Now I'll never get the cat hair ball urp cleaned up today.

[SZonian]

Unpretentious comes to mind. These folks who are governing our nation are down to earth people with their shoulders on the wheel, and grinding it out for us everyday!

I shudder to think what would happen with the hollyweird crowd in the WH. Ugh!

Cheers!

[GretchenM]

Decided to post the short text from the link in the opening summary.

President Directs Secretary Powell to Travel to Sudan Statement by the Press Secretary
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The President is deeply disturbed by the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Darfur region of Sudan. He has directed Secretary Powell to travel to Darfur to urge the Sudanese Government to heed the concerns of the international community and find a quick resolution to the crisis. Secretary Powell will be in Khartoum on June 29 and Darfur on June 30.

The United States has led the world in identifying and responding to this crisis. The President, the National Security Advisor, and the Secretary of State have all called for the Government of Sudan to end the crisis now. The United States had identified the nascent crisis by April 2003, and a senior official went to Darfur in October 2003 to alert the world. To save lives, we have delivered approximately $116 million in assistance and pledged a total of almost $300 million.

The United States played a pivotal role this year in negotiating the April 8 ceasefire and negotiating the entrance of African Union monitors. The Administration will continue to seek Security Council attention to this grave issue. It is time for the international community to coordinate its response and not allow a human catastrophe of this magnitude to unfold.

The United States calls upon the Sudanese Government to act urgently and decisively to neutralize and disarm the Jinjaweed and to reverse the crisis and create conditions that will allow the displaced to return home safely and with dignity.

The Bush Administration calls on all parties to the conflict in Darfur to adhere to the ceasefire, to respect the rights of civilians, to allow the free movement of humanitarian workers and relief supplies, and to work in good faith toward a negotiated settlement.

[patriciaruth]

It was so nice to be able to take L.Paul Bremer off my daily prayer list!

Thank you, dear Lord, for protecting this good man's walk through the Valley of the Shadow.

[ken5050]

W.'s a man of few words..more likely..."Ya done good!"....BTW..given the President's prediliction for nicknames, what do you think be calls Bremmer?

[patriciaruth]

Boots?

[maica]

Those photos of him with the President will be showm in Iraq. I think it was a sign of respect for all the new admin in Baghdad, that he still wore his same 'uniform' when he went to the Oval Office.

Nice touch!

[swheats]

Hah that was too easy. I thought the same thing, boots.

Thanks Gretchen for the ping.

[GretchenM]

From yesterday; not sure this was available then.

I just had company show up -- will post more pics later. There aren't many more; please wait for me to conclude them.

[Mo1]

Happy Birthday Ms.Behavin

[GretchenM]

[GretchenM]

Happy Birthday!

Some of these NATO pics may be duplicates.

(L-R) Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga her Finnish counterpart Tarja Halonen and Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds talk to U.S. President George W. Bush (R) during the second day of the NATO summit in Istanbul, June 29

[GretchenM]

June 29 press conference

[Kaslin]

Good afternoon!

I'm here

[Bahbah]

"Now I'll never get the cat hair ball urp cleaned up today."

Oh, now I get it. Your cat called mine and they coordinated the urpfest.

[GretchenM]

Yesterday

Some more (different angles) of The Adorable Photos

"Mrs. Bush may have to put up with a lot of kissy-facin' for duty's sake, but let's just all remember, when the dance is over ... " (fake W quote)

[baseballmom]

Thanks for posting the Dose, Gretchen. Paul Bremmer had a tough job. I think he did good.

[GretchenM]

That's all for now. Feel free to post others you find.