Posted on 02/28/2006 4:10:30 PM PST by ohioWfan
President Bush met today with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the Oval Office today, commending the Prime Minister for the stability he's brought to the Italian government and to applaud Italy's recent success with the Winter Olympic Games.
This afternoon, President and First Lady Laura Bush left the White House and boarded Air Force One for a five day trip to India and Pakistan, where the President will discuss nuclear proliferation in the two countries and seek to ease tensions between them. PRAY for our First Couple.......for the success of this trip, and for their safety!
Enjoy your trip to Sanity Island on the Daily Dose!
Quote of the Day: PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI: (As translated.) Thank you very much, Mr. President, for your words of appreciation which gave me a lot of satisfaction. On my behalf I have to say that coming here and meeting the leader of a friendly country is the reason for me to go along the path that we decided to follow. It makes me firm in that.
The consensus and agreements which we always have stems from the fact that we share the same values. We both believe the problem affecting the world is to spread democracy. Because only through democracy there can be freedom, and only through freedom can human beings give the best of themselves.
Therefore, I think we can say that we're lucky because the biggest democracy of the world has such a leader who sees problems affecting the world so clearly and proceeds and follows so firmly in this direction. President Bush and the American people have found a firm and sound ally in my government.
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Q Mr. President, since you're the final arbiter of the Dubai Ports deal, are you still inclined to approve it? And do you stand by your veto threat?
PRESIDENT BUSH: My position hasn't changed to my message to the Congress. And I appreciate the fact that the companies concerned have asked the Congress for a review of all the security implications.
Let me just make something clear to the American people. If there was any doubt in my mind, or people in my administration's mind that our ports would be less secure and the American people endangered, this deal wouldn't go forward.
DOSE PING!!!!! Please wait to post or repost pictures until the ALL CLEAR has been given!
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Aloha, ohio. Thank you for today.
Grrrr. I thought FINALLY I had won! LOL!
Boarding Marine One......
Gotta like those Italian suits.
Waving from Air Force One.....
Godspeed, President and Mrs. Bush! Our prayers are with you!
Indeed, thanks to him, and also to you and your family. It can't be said enough how much you all sacrifice in terms of time separated, worry, stress, etc.
Preparing for W : A municipal worker installs US and Indian flags on a lamp post on Rajpath in New Delhi on the eve of US President George W. Bush's visit to India.
Good evening thanks for the dose
Hey........Number ONE, onyx! Congrats!
Hi, Miss Marple. Second by 25 seconds!
Aloha?? Are we in Hawaii??
Great photos...and great tag line ;-)
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