Posted on 10/30/2007 5:43:37 PM PDT by Kaslin
This morning President Bush urged Congress to pass the Appropriations bills Also, this President Bush met with President Museveni of Uganda in the Oval Office President Bush also nominated Dr. James Peake as Secretary of Veterans Affairs U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) welcomed Italy's Defense Minister Arturo Parisi to the Pentagon for a meeting in Arlington, Virginia
Enoy your visit to Sanity Island
Quote of the day
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. I just had a very constructive and important meeting with the leadership and the Republican members of the United States House of Representatives. And I want to thank you all for coming down, and thank you for your leadership.
Congress is not getting its work done. We're near the end of the year, and there really isn't much to show for it. The House of Representatives has wasted valuable time on a constant stream of investigations, and the Senate has wasted valuable time on an endless series of failed votes to pull our troops out of Iraq. And yet there's important work to be done on behalf of the American people.
They have not been able to send a single annual appropriations bill to my desk, and that's the worst record for a Congress in 20 years. One of the important responsibilities of the Congress is to pass appropriations bills. And yet the leadership that's on the Hill now cannot get that job done.
They've also passed an endless series of tax increases. You know, they proposed tax increases in the farm bill, the energy bill, the small business bill, and of course, the SCHIP bill. They haven't seen a bill they could not solve without shoving a tax hike into it. In other words, they believe in raising taxes, and we don't.
Spending is skyrocketing under their leadership -- at least proposed spending is skyrocketing under their leadership. After all, they're trying to spend an additional $205 billion over the next five years. Some have said, well, that doesn't matter much; it's not that much money. Well, $205 billion over the next five years in the real world amounts to this: $4.7 million per hour, every hour, for every day, for the next five years. That's a lot of money.
And that doesn't even include spending that would actually pay for 2 million people to move from private health insurance to an inefficient, lower-quality, government-run program. Despite knowing it does not have a chance of becoming law, the Senate will now take up the second SCHIP bill the House passed last week. I believe the Senate is wasting valuable time. This bill, remarkably, manages to spend more money over five years than the first bill did.
After going alone and going nowhere, Congress should instead work with the administration on a bill that puts poor children first; a bill that will take care of the poor children that the initial bill said we got to do; a bill that would stop diverting money to adults. You realize some major states in the United States spend more money on adults than they do on children? We want a bill that enrolls the more than 500,000 poor children currently eligible for the program who are not a part of the program.
We want to sit down in good faith and come up with a bill that is responsible, because Congress has been unable or unwilling to get its basic job done of passing spending bills. There are now reports that congressional leaders may be considering combining the Veterans and Department of Defense appropriations bills, and then add a bloated Labor, Health and Education spending bill to both of them.
It's hard to imagine a more cynical political strategy than trying to hold hostage funding for our troops in combat and our wounded warriors in order to extract $11 billion in additional social spending. I hope media reports about such a strategy are wrong, I really do. If they're not, if the reports of this strategy are true, I will veto such a three-bill pileup. Congress should pass each bill one at a time in a fiscally responsible manner that reflects agreement between the legislative branch and the executive branch.
I again ask Congress to send me a clean Veterans funding bill that we have already agreed to by Veterans Day, so we can keep America's promise to those who have defended our freedom and are recovering from injury. I again urge them to pass a clean Defense appropriations bill, and a war supplemental bill to fund our troops in combat.
I know some on the Democrat side didn't agree with my decision to send troops in, but it seems like we ought to be able to agree that we're going to support our troops who are in harm's way. I know the members feel that way, standing with me. I hope the leadership feels that way, and they ought to give me a bill that funds, among other things, bullets, and body armor, and protection against IEDs, and mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles. It would be irresponsible to not give our troops the resources they need to get their job done because Congress was unable to get its job done.
Photo of the day
President George W. Bush announces Dr. James Peake as his nomination for Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the Roosevelt Room Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. "He will be the first physician and the first general to serve as Secretary," said the President. "He will apply his decades of expertise in combat medicine and health care management to improve the veterans' health system. He will insist on the highest level of care for every American veteran." White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Hi, Kas
U.S. President George W. Bush (L) walks to the lecturn to deliver remarks to the press alongside Congressional members of the Republican Party, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington October 30, 2007. Pictured (2nd L-R) are Congressman John Boehner (R-OH), Congressman Adam Putnam (R-FL), Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO)
U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd R) speaks to the press alongside Congressional members of the Republican Party, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington October 30, 2007
You did it :)
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) meets with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 30, 2007
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) speaks to the press following his meeting with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington October 30, 2007
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) speaks to the press following his meeting with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 30, 2007.
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) shakes hands with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni following their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington October 30, 2007
President George W. Bush announces Dr. James Peake as his nomination for Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the Roosevelt Room Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. "He will be the first physician and the first general to serve as Secretary," said the President. "He will apply his decades of expertise in combat medicine and health care management to improve the veterans' health system. He will insist on the highest level of care for every American veteran." White House photo by Chris Greenberg
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) watches on as his nominee for Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, October 30, 2007
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) shakes hands with his nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, James Peake, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, October 30, 2007
US President George W. Bush speaks to the press at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino sought to calm fears that Bush was about to launch a military attack against the Islamic republic. "There's no reason for people to think that the president is about to attack Iran. I think that we need to make that clear," she said.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) welcomes Italy's Defense Minister Arturo Parisi to the Pentagon for a meeting in Arlington, Viriginia, October 30, 2007.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, greets Italian Defense Minister Arturo Parisi, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, at the Pentagon.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) escorts Italian Defense Minister Arturo Parisi through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon for a meeting in Arlington, Viriginia, October 30, 2007.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, escorts Italian Defense Minister Arturo Parisi into the Pentagon, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, hosts an honor cordon for Italian Defense Minister Arturo Parisi, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, at the Pentagon.
The photo in #7 is the only photo from the White House. Perhaps there will be some more later on
I DID! I DID! I finally won. Oh, that potato bread is going to tase so good toasted.
Yes you sure did. I love potato bread. Did you bake it yourself?
kaslin: THANK YOU for posting the DOSE tonight — just reading the President’s schedule makes me tired! BTW: His remarks today about Pelosi, et al, were factually and politically PERFECT!
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MUST READ . . .
LOATHING NANCY
By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
Congress: Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s popularity is plummeting as Democrats realize she is ineffective, Republicans find her dishonorable and voters feel betrayed. That’s what she gets for putting politics first.
The first female speaker of the House may be from California, but less than 10 months after taking the gavel, the San Francisco-based Field Poll finds more Californians disapprove of Pelosi’s performance (40%) than approve of it (35%). A recent Zogby poll found that only 11% view Congress positively, down from an already-dismal 14% in the summer.
President Bush, meanwhile, is going on the offensive over Congress’ politicized agenda, tax-and-spend ways and inability to get much of anything done:
You can read the entire commentary here:
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=278636028855263
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OUTCRY (from the NUTroots) AGAINST DIANNE FEINSTEIN FOR SAYING SOMETHING “NICE” ABOUT BUSH
by Susan @ 4:18 pm. Filed under News, Politics As Usual
She dared to call him warm and caring. Does it get any worse than that?
The left is atwitter again because Dianne Feinstein dared to say something nice about President George Bush.
“Bush invited Sen. Dianne Feinstein to join him on Air Force One during his trip. It may not have been coincidence that less than 24 hours earlier, Feinstein played a pivotal role in allowing Judge Leslie Southwick, a target of liberal groups, to be confirmed to an appeals court when she voted to block a filibuster and support the president’s nomination.
With a 7:40 a.m. Thursday departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Feinstein found herself seated in the rear of the plane with a handful of Southern California congressional representatives.
After a breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage and French toast, Bush popped back for what the senator described as a frank two-hour conversation, mostly about foreign policy.
“I found the discussion extraordinarily positive,” Feinstein said. “I came away with a very different view about him.”
As for the president’s performance on the ground?
“It was a wonderful thing to see, to be candid,” Feinstein said. “I saw a warm, caring human being.”
WINNING ONE BATTLE, FIGHTING THE NEXT
America needs to be heartened by our success in Iraq, and seize a victory.
by Frederick W. Kagan
11/05/2007, Volume 013, Issue 08
America has won an important battle in the war on terror. We turned an imminent victory for Al Qaeda In Iraq into a humiliating defeat for them and thereby created an opportunity for further progress not only in Iraq, but also in the global struggle. In the past five months, terrorist operations in and around Baghdad have dropped by 59 percent. Car bomb deaths are down by 81 percent. Casualties from enemy attacks dropped 77 percent. And violence during the just-completed season of Ramadan—traditionally a peak of terrorist attacks—was the lowest in three years.
You can read the entire commentary here:
http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/279rizcg.asp
***Yes you sure did. I love potato bread. Did you bake it yourself?****
You’re kidding, right?
Cake, yes. Cookies, yes. Cheese cake, brownies and muffins. Bread? Too lazy.
By the way, I think we are here alone. Something big on TV tonight?
I sure hope, by the way, that the new Secretary of Vets Affairs is the one who calls the shots on the VA’s decision to forbid the ceremoney of folding the flag at a vet’s funeral thirteen times because one of the folds mentions God. And it was because of ONE complaint.
Good evening, Dr Deb.
***...His remarks today about Pelosi, et al, were factually and politically PERFECT!***
Oh, YES! Perfect is the right word. I love to hear him talk tough, and make fools of the Dems.
get a bread machine..they are great and then you can make any kind you like!
Hey there Deb! Still hard at work, I see. Thanks for the dose, Kaslin. You two are a treasure!
She writes that she has a doctors apointment tomorrow. It was to have the stitches taken out but something came up and she is really concerned about it. She writes that she has had all kinds of cuts, scrapes and surgeries but this is the first time that the incision has become infected. It looks like each of the 9 stitch places is infected and it really hurts. She writes, it was hurting so much that she went ahead and took the bandage off about 6 tonight and found the infected places. She continues: No wonder it kept me awake last night I could use some prayers so could you pass this along to the dose people. Thanks
“I sure hope, by the way, that the new Secretary of Vets Affairs is the one who calls the shots on the VA’s decision to forbid the ceremoney of folding the flag at a vet’s funeral thirteen times because one of the folds mentions God. And it was because of ONE complaint.”
FYI, it isn’t the flag folding itself, it’s the recitation that can be said with it. Which seems to be a rare thing to begin with.
Thank you for the outstanding report. I did not hear the president’s speech, but Rush was talking about it
I don’t remember the last time I baked a cake. I baked some cookies for Christmas last year, and will probably bake some again this year
President George W. Bush addresses his remarks, Tuesday, October 30, 2007, on the North Portico steps of the White House after meeting with the House Republican Conference. Standing with the President are members of the House Republican leadership from left, Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia., House Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
You’re right, of course. From what I read they have forbidden all the thirteen comments, but as you say, not the folding. That didn’t make much sense to me, though. Bad enough to remove the one comment about God.
Someone also said that he’d visited a vets’ cemetary and that ALL references to God had been removed, even on the tombstones. I hope he was wrong about that. This is getting beyond belief.
Prayers for Mama B.
Thank you for the Dose, Kaslin! MamaB is in my Prayers.
“Someone also said that he’d visited a vets’ cemetary and that ALL references to God had been removed, even on the tombstones. I hope he was wrong about that. This is getting beyond belief.”
I’m pretty sure they were wrong. I don’t see messing with existing tombstones and I’m pretty sure there aren’t any official regulations regarding what can be put on a stone. I know that the VA stones are pretty small and usually just have the name rank dates etc.
What would you like on your toaster?
Prayers and thoughts for Mamab today as goes to the doctors hopefully a course of antibiotics will sort the problem out.
Thank you for the great pictures and commentary about our President.
You are very welcome
Prayers for Dolly her dog Toby has been missing in the Ohio National Park since yesterday not good day for a dog to be missing.
Good dose Kaslin - Few pics but they were quality.
I’m still seething over the Pink Code ghoul putting her red hand in Condi’s face. I hope she paid for that stupidity.
Prayers that Toby is found safe and sound. Prayers for you too, Dolly. I know must be sick over this.
Good to see Adam Putnam is part of the Republican leadership. That photo looks like a crayon box for neckties.
Fiinal paragraph of the IBD article:
Democrats can’t depend on Pelosi to deliver, Republicans can’t depend on her to run the House fairly and the American people can’t depend on her to bring integrity to Capitol Hill. Is there any reason for her politics-driven speakership to continue?
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This brings back the memory of the continual barrage of negative articles that attacked Newt Gingrich when he was Speaker. We haven’t seen anything like that with this present Speaker.
Pelosi and Clinton are 2 of the most petty, power hungry women to stomp on our political scene in American History. I hope Americans are sick of these b$%tches and send them home where they belong! I’m sick of their botox ridden, smarmy, arrogant mugs on my TV set...
Ditto!
Love your little snippets of news.
And yippee on 3.6% growth this quarter.
Our town has certainly grown. We had 400 trick-or-treaters tonight, all fun and well-behaved.
Blessings on you, MamaB! Here’s praying you heal up quickly.
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