Posted on 04/03/2006 5:19:11 PM PDT by snugs
The President spent the weekend in Crawford Texas.
Today the President threw out the first pitch of the Cincinnati Reds opening day baseball game in Cincinnati, Ohio. Before the game he presented Eugene Goss, a junior at Clark Montessori High School in Cincinnati, the Volunteer Service Award as he arrived at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, Ky.
The First Lady visited schools today.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in England back end of last week and spent Sunday and part of today in Baghdad with Jack Straw, she returned to London today with Jack Straw for a meeting with Tony Blair.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
QUOTE OF THE DAY
I could not find any Presidential quote of the day so I have picked part of Condelezza Rice's Statement in Baghdad instead.
Remarks With British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Baghdad, Iraq
April 3, 2006
SECRETARY RICE: Well, thank you very much. It has indeed been a very busy 24 hours or so. And we came here principally to underscore the importance of bringing to a close the negotiations on the formation of a government, the appointment of the most important positions, those who will govern and lead Iraq. I want to emphasize that we do know that the Iraqi leaders have been working very hard. Indeed, they have produced a program for governing. They have produced the institutions and procedures by which they will govern. This has not just been a matter of sitting around talking about who will get what positions, but rather they've done some very important work in this period of time.
That said, it is time to agree on those positions, because the Iraqi people are rightly demanding that they have a government after they braved the threats of terrorists to go to the polls and vote. And indeed the international partners, particularly the United States and Great Britain and others who have forces on the ground and have sacrificed here, have a deep desire and I think a right to expect that this process will keep moving forward, because it is after all the political process that will disable those who wish to engage in violence against the Iraqi people. It is only through a political process in which the Iraqi people have confidence and political leadership in which they have confidence that they can be certain to abandon for all time any resort to violence. You cannot have a circumstance in which there's a political vacuum in a country like this that faces so much threat of violence.
I want to underscore one other thing. It is important to come here and to urge the parties to move forward. It's also important to come here and to acknowledge the extraordinary journey that the Iraqis have been on for this number of years since the liberation of Iraq from Saddam Hussein. It's important to acknowledge that a people who have had a history of solving their problems and their differences by violence and coercion are now trying to do that through a political course. It is important to acknowledge that groups, communities that suffered great violence and great repression, the Shia who suffered enormous acts of repression under Saddam Hussein, who still mourn mass graves here in Iraq simply because they were Shia, that to see these people overcome that terrible history and to be a part of an effort for a national unity government is indeed inspirational to all of us who believe in democracy.
PHOTOS OF THE DAY - Could not decide which of the 3 I liked best 
President Bush, left, shares a laugh with Chicago Cubs team manager Dusty Baker in the locker room before their game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006
President George W. Bush winds up to throw the first pitch of the 2006 baseball season during the opening game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006.
President George W. Bush (R) walks back to the dugout with Cincinnati Reds Catcher Jason LaRue after Bush threw the first pitch of the Cincinnati Reds home opening day baseball game to him of the season in Cincinnati, Ohio April 3, 2006.
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Dose going up - please wait until the all clear to post or repost photos or graphics
IBTP !!!
President Bush hands Eugene Goss, a junior at Clark Montessori High School in Cincinnati, the Volunteer Service Award Monday, April 3, 2006, as the president arrives at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, Ky. Bush arrived in Cincinnati to throw the first pitch for opening day for the Cincinnati Reds
President George W. Bush meets with Chicago Cubs baseball team players in their locker room at the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 3, 2006
President Bush shakes hands with Chicago Cubs' Angel Pagan as other unidentified team members look on during a visit to the locker room before the start of their game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006.
President George W. Bush poses for a picture with members of the Chicago Cubs baseball team in their locker room in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 3, 2006
President George W. Bush poses for a team picture with members of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team in their locker room at the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 3, 2006
IN?
With team manager Dusty Baker in his team's locker room
:0)
He's a part owner of the Reds (Mr Ohio's team!)
Thanks for the DOSE, snugs!
Well into the top ten probably top 5 if you do not count my posts.
With Cincinnati Reds Ken Griffey Jr in the locker room
After warming up with a few pitches, President George W. Bush signs a baseball shortly before throwing one over the plate for the opening game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006
President George W. Bush (2nd L) walks to the pitchers mound with (L-R) John Prazynski, whose son Taylor was killed in Afghanistan, U.S. Sgt Paul Brondhaver, who was shot in Iraq and received a Purple Heart medal and Bronze Star With Valor, and Sgt Mike McNaughton, who lost a leg and fingers in Afghanistan, as Bush prepares to throw out the first pitch of the Cincinnati Reds home opening game of the season at the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio April 3, 2006
My pleasure I was a bit dissapointed that I could not find any quote from the President today normally there is something on the White House Website but all there was a Statement re some nominations.
Who won the game by the way?
My son Jonathan is such a Cub fan, I'll have to e-mail these pics to him....
Great photos snugs. All I can do is smile.
President Bush waves as he walks out to the mound to throw out the first pitch during the Cincinnati Reds home opener against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006
Maybe next year will have to wait 'till tomorrow. :-)
Very nice photos. Thank you
President George W. Bush (L) walks to shake hands with Cincinnati Reds catcher Jason LaRue after Bush threw the first pitch of the Cincinnati Reds home opening day baseball game to him of the season in Cincinnati, Ohio April 3, 2006
President George W. Bush thanks Cincinnati Reds catcher Jason LaRue after Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Reds baseball game with the Chicago Cubs, Monday, April 3, 2006
Those Reds outfits look SHARP!
President Bush, second left, is seen on the field with Cincinnati Reds catcher Jason LaRue (23) and, from left to right: Sgt. Mike McNaughton, who lost his right leg and two fingers in Afghanistan; Sgt. Paul Brondhaver who was shot in Iraq and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Valor; and John Prazynski, whose son Taylor was killed in action in Afghanistan; after Bush threw out the first pitch during the Cincinnati Reds opening baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006
Hey, snugs, I like all the first three too.
Back after 24.
President George W. Bush hugs U.S. Sgt Paul Brondhaver (R), who was shot in Iraq and received a Purple Heart medal and Bronze Star With Valor, after Bush threw out the first pitch of the Cincinnati Reds opening day baseball game in Cincinnati, Ohio April 3, 2006.
President George W. Bush stands with Reds catcher Jason LaRue and team CEO Bob Castellini during the opening game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006.
President George W. Bush sits in the broadcast booth with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman, left, during the Reds baseball game with the Chicago Cubs, Monday, April 3, 2006
A young Reds fan tries to get President Bush's attention during the opening game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006
I heard him on with Laura Ingraham today...and she said something I did not know about Ken Blackwell...
She said he had been offered a 3 year contract to play football with the Dallas Cowboys at one time..but they wanted him to play on the offensive line...and he had been a linebacker...so he turned them down, and instead went back to graduate school...
Neat, huh?? Shows he won't back down on his own principle, I think.
Thanks for these great pictures, snugs! I see what you mean in having to choose three pictures instead of one for the opening pic!
He looks way cute in the black uniform.
Does anyone know if it was a strike???
I'm sure it was.
Hi Rod recovered from the wedding?
Wait till you see the Condi ones later you will be smiling more LOL
The colours do look bright and fresh
See you later
I love the 2nd pic....he looks sooooo happy throwing out the pitch.....thanks, snugs.
Good evening, Snugs. These are so good of President Bush. I was almost sure he was going to throw out the first pitch for the Texas Rangers this afternoon. He was in Texas this weekend. They are my favorite team and I go the the ballpark every chance I get. God bless President Bush.
They got married on the beach right at sunset, awesome setting on an island three miles out to sea.
President Bush, carrying his dog Barney, salutes airmen as he disembarks Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after returning from Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006
I found this in a Yahoo article:
Bush shook hands with players from both teams before they took the field. In the Reds' clubhouse, [Ken] Griffey gave him a black bat, and pitcher Ken Mercker showed he was a loyal Bush supporter.
"I wanted to wear another hat but it didn't match," Mercker said, holding up a blue Bush-Cheney hat from his locker that said "Delivered" on the back.
Is Jack Snow married?? Because if he isn't, maybe we should look at he and Condi as the ultimate international power couple...they spend a LOT of time together!
Surrounded by secret service agents, U.S. President George W. Bush carries pet dog Miss Beazley to his limousine after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, April 3, 2006
Can't wait, thanks again!!Hope it's before "24".
You're very kind just to acknowledge my one word post. I absolutely love seeing our President Bush enjoying himself and giving so much pleasure to others. Do you know when the T-Ball games begin at the WH?
I could not separate those 3
Sounds wonderful look forward to seeing some of the photos
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