Posted on 01/01/2009 3:30:00 PM PST by daisyscarlett
President and Mrs. Bush returned to the White House today from Crawford TX where they spent part of the holidays.
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Happy New Year Daisy!
A Year in the Life of President Bush (a lot of photos): Part 1 (Jan - Mar 2008) PRESENTED BY SNUGS
Thanks snugs.
President George W. Bush shakes hands with members of the crowd gathered to see his departure from the Texas State Technical College Airport Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 in Waco, Texas. The president spent the week at his nearby Crawford, Texas ranch.
President George W. Bush waves goodbye to a crowd gathered to see his departure from the Texas State Technical College Airport Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 in Waco, Texas. The president spent the week at his nearby Crawford, Texas ranch.
U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush prepare to depart Waco, Texas, for Washington, January 1, 2009.
President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush wave as they board Air Force One in Waco, Texas, Thursday, January 1, 2009.
President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush wave from the stairs of Air Force One upon their arrival to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Thursday, Jan.. 1, 2009
The Marine One helicopter with U.S. President George W. Bush on board arrives at the White House in Washington January 01, 2009. Bush returned to Washington after spending holidays at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
US President George W. Bush waves alongside First Lady Laura Bush as they walk from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 1, 2009. Bush is returning after spending a week at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Hello
They look well-rested, glad to see them smiling.
Yes, I saw snugs collection this morning when I got up. It’s a wonderful collection of photos and commentary.
And, I saw it before the ping :)
01*20*13 The Kenyan’s last day in office.
(Leftover champagne from last night, lol)
Kas posted a thread on it..LAURA BUSH, STEEL MAGNOLIA. Thanks Kaslin. Lovely article.
daisyscarlett: Thank you for posting this special New Year’s Day DOSE — the President and First Lady look well-rested and happy!
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A FINAL NEW YEAR’S AT THE ‘WESTERN WHITE HOUSE’
Jon Ward (Contact)
President Bush isn’t likely to stay up to say goodbye to 2008, but he’ll rise before sunup Thursday to greet 2009.
“I think he’s more likely to be an early riser for the first of the new year, rather than to see the old year out,” said White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe, briefing reporters at the president’s Texas ranch for the last time in the Bush presidency.
Mr. Bush and first lady Laura Bush have made a tradition over the last eight years of taking a sunrise walk on the Crawford ranch each Jan. 1.
“It’s something they’ve always enjoyed doing and look forward to doing tomorrow,” Mr. Johndroe said.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/31/final-new-years-western-white-house/
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A THANK YOU TO BUSH
By the Jerusalem Post Editorial Board
Six days into Israel’s confrontation with Hamas, just one world leader has steadfastly shown genuine understanding of our dilemma - George W. Bush.
The initial reaction of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, for instance, was commonsensical: “I understand the Israeli government’s sense of obligation to its population.” That sympathy, though not dissipated, was soon watered down as the Foreign Office brought London’s policy into harmony with the European Union by calling for an immediate cease-fire.
In contrast, from Texas, where the president has been marking the holidays, his spokesman Gordon Johndroe placed the onus for the hostilities where it belongs: “Hamas’s continued rocket attacks into Israel must cease if the violence is to stop,” he said. The administration was satisfied, Johndroe added, that the IDF was doing everything possible to avoid civilian casualties. Moreover, he said, the best way to ensure that violence didn’t flare up again was for Hamas to stop smuggling weapons into Gaza.
You can read the entire ‘thank you’ here:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230733137716&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
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BUSH STANCE ON CEASE-FIRE SHOWS SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
By Robert Burns
WASHINGTON – By insisting that Hamas go first in any cease-fire with Israel, the Bush administration is sticking to its support for the Jewish state’s right of self-defense while stopping short of encouraging an Israeli ground assault aimed at fully reoccupying the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
The Bush administration on Wednesday asserted its desire for a halt to the fighting but also made clear its view that the first step in any cease-fire will require Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rejects Israel’s right to exist, to agree to stop firing rockets from Gaza into Israel now and in the future.
You can read the entire article here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_mideast;_ylt=Asw2fzZi3cMGygKTVNA.stis0NUE
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Another gratuitous snark from our ‘objective’ media:
Late Breaks: LAURA BUSH IN BLANDNESS SHOCKER!
Monday December 29, 8:18 pm ET
-Publishers’ interest in Laura Bush’s memoir is cooling, as it seems like the soon-to-be-former First Lady doesn’t plan on saying anything interesting. [In other words, Laura doesn’t plan to trash her beloved husband and his Administration.]
http://biz.yahoo.com/portfolio/081229/tag_www_portfolio_com_2008_10_16271.html?.v=1
Thanks for the dose tonight and thank you for linking to my part one of the 2008 review thread.
I have also been working on some of the toasters and I will post them shortly.
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