A Day in the Life of President Bush (PHOTOS!!!) 2.22.05

Whitehouse.gov, Yahoo.com | 2.22.05 | ohioWfan

[ohioWfan]

Today was an extremely busy day for President Bush in Brussels, Belgium. He attended two Summits; one with the 26 members of NATO, all of whom offered help in the rebuilding of Iraq, and one with the European Union Council. He delivered joint press conferences with NATO Secretary General, Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, and with President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg. The President also made a joint statement with British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, following a breakfast, and met with the newly elected Ukrainian President, Victor Yuschenko.

First Lady Laura Bush traveled to southern Germany today to say thank you to U.S. soldiers in Ramstein Air Base, and then went to General H.H. Arnold High School in Wiesbaden, Germany, near Frankfurt. President Bush will join her in Germany tomorrow.

It's a great day to be an American, and a great day to be a Bushbot! Enjoy your trip to Sanity Island on the Daily Dose!!

[ohioWfan]

Quote of the Day (from the Joint Press Conference with NATO Secretary General, Jaap De Hoop Scheffer): One thing is for certain; the newly admitted countries don't take NATO for granted. As a matter of fact, they add a vitality to the discussions that I find refreshing and hopeful. NATO is an important organization, and the United States of America strongly supports it.

I appreciate so very much the transformation of NATO that's taking place. In order for NATO to be vital it's got to be relevant, and if it stays stuck in the past it's slowly but surely going to fade into oblivion. But it's not staying stuck in the past. We've created a NATO response force -- and I want to thank you for your leadership on that, Jaap -- in the chemical and biological and radiological and nuclear battalion. The NATO command structure is streamlined.

NATO is involved in the Middle East, a world -- a part of the world desperate for freedom. And I want to thank you for your leadership on that. And we had a lot -- spent a lot of time talking about the NATO contribution to Afghanistan, and it is real and it is important and it is substantial. And more countries are committed to providing help for the RPTs, as well as the upcoming elections, and I'm most grateful.

And then we discussed the NATO contribution in Iraq. First, many member countries have sent troops into Iraq as a part of the liberation of Iraq. And I thanked them there, and I reminded them that every life is precious, and we appreciate the sacrifices being made by their citizens. But 26 nations sat around the table saying, let's get the past behind us, and now let's focus on helping the world's newest democracy succeed. And I appreciated the contributions. And the NATO training mission is an important mission, because, after all, the success of Iraq depends upon the capacity and the willingness of Iraqis to defend their own selves against terrorists.

So the discussions were fruitful. The Ukraine -- the meeting with President Yushchenko was, I thought, historic. I thought it was really interesting, to be sitting next to a person -- the Secretary General put me right next to President Yushchenko -- who had just led a revolution, a peaceful revolution, based upon the same values that we hold dear. And it was a remarkable moment, I thought.

And we -- at least in my intervention, and other interventions, we welcomed President Yushchenko, and reminded him that NATO is a performance-based organization, and that the door is open, but it's up to President Yushchenko and his government and the people of Ukraine to adapt the institutions of a democratic state. And NATO wants to help, and we pledged help.

There was absolutely NO way to decide among these, so they're ALL first!!

[RushCrush]

Toaster time!
thanks for posting, as always!

[ohioWfan]

There are more than 100 photos today (and that's after I culled many out!), so PLEASE,

DO NOT POST PHOTOS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR SIGN!! THANK you!!!

[ohioWfan]

There are more than 100 photos today (and that's after I culled many out!), so PLEASE,

DO NOT POST PHOTOS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR SIGN!! THANK you!!!

[Echo Talon]

cool, post up! Ping for later...

[STARWISE]

WOW !! Super early dose .. thank you, OHIO!!!! Gotta be at least top ten ;-).. W is just glowing today .. he was "on" and so great at OTAN (NATO -- that just cracked me up ;-)

[ohioWfan]

[ohioWfan]

Serene........

[Pyro7480]

This thread has the wrong date. It should be 2/22, not 1/22.

[prairiebreeze]

Top Ten? For once??

[OldFriend]

WWWWWOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO so glad to see the pics.

[ohioWfan]

A few with Condi at the NATO Summit.......

[Bahbah]

Handsome, handsome man.

[ohioWfan]

With Yuschenko.........BRAVE man!!

[Zacs Mom]

I was just looking at the great photos on your "About" page and thought you might enjoy seeing/including a few that I have saved:

GWB booging down with Ricky Martin

and lastly, one of my all time favorites ...

[rudypoot]

Wow, Condi looks great. I like that PO'd look. lol

[ohioWfan]

NATO Class Picture.......

This is Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga.....

Ever the gentleman.....

[CAluvdubya]

You're right! They're all great. That's our Bush!!

Thanks Ohio, a nice early surprise today. :)

[Mudboy Slim]

"ClintonLovers!!"
(To be sung to the Eagles' "Desperado")

ClintonLovers, why won't you come to yer senses?!
You been defendin' Willie fer so long now...
Yea, Slick's Vile Scum...Right knows Clinton Committed Treason!!
The RATS have been scarin' you...please help Fight Left's Power!!

Why d'ya love the Queen called HildaBeast?!
She'll eat you if yer female!!
You know the LEAST Guv'ment is always our best bet...
Now it seems to me Dem Programs have been paid more than $6 Trillion!!
But Left always wants the stuff they can't get!!

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Yer "pain" and yer c'ruption, they're drivin' 'way VOTES!!
And FReedom, (yeah, FReedom!!)...well, that's US Good FReepers talkin'...
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Won't you FReep with US in the winter time?!
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Come down from yer towers, open yer brains!!
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You better let the FReepers love you,
You better let Rush Limbaugh teach you before it's too late!!

FReegards...MUD (11/21/2002)

[ohioWfan]

Guy Verhofstadt of Belgium....

Berlusconi of Italy.....