A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT BUSH (PHOTOS): 3.20.04 Weekend Edition

yahoo, whitehouse.gov ^ | March 20, 2004 | GretchenEE

[I_saw_the_light]

Just got here, LIVE for a change.

What a great #1 pic!!! Wonderful!

[DollyCali]

Thanks for report.. and lucky you being there.

did you wash "those fingers" yet?

*G*

[maica]

I wonder if 60 Minutes and/or the 9/11 Commission will address the fact that the Bush Transition team had to set up an office in Virginia, because Clinton would not authorize a hand over of keys/budget to Bush and Cheney until after the Supreme Court had spoken.

I find their contention that they "tried" to inform the new administration of their concerns about alQueda very hard to accept.

Why didn't THEY go AFTER him? Any day after the Cole bombing!

[hoosiermama]

Was that you I heard yelling "FOUR MORE YEARS!" and "USA"?

[timpad]

Thanks in advance for your help in keeping this a kerry-free zone.

Well, but see, I um, DID include the President...but I see your point. That ugly mug does deface the thread. And Senator Kerry isn't looking too good in that picture either.

I humbly beg forgiveness from the Dose.

[hoosierpearl]

The contrast between those pictures is amazing.

Who would want a lapdog/Bassett hound slobbering all over their face?

[hoosiermama]

"lapdog/Bassett hound slobbering" a picture or a "picture of words".....both certainly make their point.

[DollyCali]

Oh my, I have a sudden yen to see Dubya in his flight suit again.

This flight suit????

[jtill]

Gretchen, thank you for the marvelous pictures.

W. and Laura, what a wonderful couple. How could anyone look at them and not see that their love and affection for each other is genuine.

[DollyCali]

I appreciated/enjoyed the two pictures of "CONTRAST".. does us good to continually remember why we have to work hard in months ahead for relection of GWB..

Heaven help us if that "piece of work" gets in the white house

[kayak]

Psalm 92

¹ It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
        And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
        ²To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
        And Your faithfulness every night,
        ³On an instrument of ten strings,
        On the lute,
        And on the harp,
        With harmonious sound.
        ⁴For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work;
        I will triumph in the works of Your hands.

        ⁵O LORD, how great are Your works!
        Your thoughts are very deep.
        ⁶A senseless man does not know,
        Nor does a fool understand this.
        ⁷When the wicked spring up like grass,
        And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
        It is that they may be destroyed forever.

        ⁸But You, LORD, are on high forevermore.
        ⁹For behold, Your enemies, O LORD,
        For behold, Your enemies shall perish;
        All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

        ¹⁰But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox;
        I have been anointed with fresh oil.
        ¹¹My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies;
        My ears hear my desire on the wicked
        Who rise up against me.

        ¹²The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
        He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
        ¹³Those who are planted in the house of the LORD
        Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
        ¹⁴They shall still bear fruit in old age;
        They shall be fresh and flourishing,
        ¹⁵To declare that the LORD is upright;
        He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Please remember the following members of the military and their families/friends in prayer:

~ ohioWfan ..... son Eric
~ mystery-ak ..... husband Mike … back in Iraq now .... not expecting to be back home until April
~ Gogranny ..... grandson Jarrett, deployed
~ Inspectorette ..... son Eric
~ LBGA ..... son is deployed
~ Slip18 ..... nephew is aboard ship - active duty USN
~ Himyar ..... son Robert
~ mrs tiggywinkle ….. nephew Michael is in the Navy
~ milagro ….. son is deployed in the Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Chris (Navy)
~ from hoosiermama …
…..… Shanty & Josh (husband & wife just deployed separately)
…..… Bill and Bill (both military academy grads)
…..(when you teach, they're all your kids)
~ zlala ….. brother is deploying to the Mid-East
~ Pippin ….. niece in the Air Force …. nephew in the Army stationed in the Far East
~ WomanofStandard ….. a dear friend has three sons in the military
…..Dustin (Army) - Mid-East….. Troy (Air Force) – Italy ….. Tyler (Army) – just returned from Afghanistan and currently at Ft. Bragg, NC
~ kemathen7 ….. boyfriend, John (AirForce)
~ Warriormom ….. CIA agents whose plane crashed and may have been kidnapped in Colombia
~ Freeper Per-Ling ….. active duty in the Navy ….. has a wife and 2-year-old
~ brand new Freeper leenie312 ….. son Nicholas is in the Marines
~ rintense .…. friend's brother, Brian Z.
…..… friend, Matt (who is a Freeper), deployed to the Mid-East
~ AF_Blue ….. active-duty AF
~ stand 4 something ….. husband Mike AND son Scott, (both Air National Guard) deployed to the Mid-East
~ JulieRNR21 ….. a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF
~ TigerCap ….. co-worker, Kevin, Marine Reservist deployed to Kuwait
~ bigeasy ….. friend’s husband is deployed ….. he asks for prayer for justice, wisdom, swift return home
~ brand new Freeper fc2tomschermuly (Navy), who just signed up today to thank us for supporting the military
~ EuroFrog ….. husband, SSG Mike, deployed to Kuwait
….. SSG Kris, friend of SSG Mike in Kuwait
~ whoever ….. son Adam, on a Navy ship in a “hot zone” … he’s a single father (a widower) with a 10 y/o daughter ….. please lift her up also
~ annyokie ….. son, Ian (Navy)
~ IncPen ….. Sarah (who was IncPen’s maid of honor at her wedding), Air Force flight nurse, just landed in Kuwait
….. friend’s son Matt is in Kuwait
….. brother in law Paul is awaiting deployment
~ TruthNtegrity ….. cousin's son, Andy, is an Ensign, USN
…..….. Jaime Bravo, a CPL in the USMC
~ RoseofTexas ….. the son of a friend, Leo, an MP in Kuwait
~ baseballmom ….. brother's brother-in-law, Chris, USAF Blackhawk pilot, now operating in Iraq
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked ….. nephew of a friend, B.C. (Marines), deployed to the Mid-East
~ goodnesswins ….. neighbor’s husband, Bruce, flying C-17's from Germany to Iraq
~ azGOPgal’s friend’s friend, Jeremy who is in the 10th Mountain Division
~ Warriormom requests prayer for April, a young, single mom de-mining the waters in the gulf
~ FresnoArmyBrat ….. a cousin
~ Jim Robinson ….. two nephews
~ Marysecretary ….. grand-nephew, Paul, who is in Iraq
~ tinacart ….. best friend's son, Cody - 4th Infantry
~ DallasDeb ….. niece in Army, posted to Kuwait, may be repairing comm equipment in Iraq
~ Texas Princess ….. nephew Roland, (Air Force)
~ hoosiermama ….. Callie, in Iraq; Dawn's brother ??? and George in a tank somewhere
….. … one of our teachers Dan, working stateside to help "process" military and supplies
~ bigghurtt ….. 5 years in the Army, soon-to-be Special Forces
~ STARWISE ….. friend Carol’s son-in-law Jeff … in Iraq as an MP
~ the family of Staff Sgt. Steven Mitchell, who lost their home in a fire while he was serving in Iraq … pray for their injuries received in the fire to heal, especially his 2-year-old daughter, Maddie, who was badly burned
~ JulieRNR21 ..... friend Betty's grandson, Matt, in US Army
~ Scott Speicher from Desert Storm
~ McGavin999 ….. friends Chris, Mike, Christopher and David, all in Iraq
~ McLynnan ….. Seth, closest friend’s son-in-law, deploying to Iraq
~ PhiKapMom’s daughter, Jennifer, U. S. Navy
~ BonnieJ ….. cousin Doug (Army) is in Baghdad
~ SnarlinCubBear ..... Jason (Army) a penpal who is deployed to the mid-East
~ RoseofTexas ….. cousin's son Mark, 20 years old ….. he is in the heart of Baghdad
~ TruthNtegrity ….. a Navy pilot, Lt. CMDR Andrew, has returned home, seen his now 9-month old son, and is training for who-knows-what!
….. … brother's retirement ceremony (John) is set for Oct. 3rd. Please pray for post-retirement plans.
~ GOP-Pat ….. penpal Jim, SSG in the Army … has been in Iraq for 9 months and has no idea when he’ll get to come home
~ radiohead ….. niece Angel has gotten word that her tour of duty in Iraq has been extended …. nephew is staying home being Mr. Mom to their 2-y-o and is need of prayer also
~ the families who mourn for their fallen heroes
~ healing for the injured
~ TruthNtegrity ….. Airmen Steve and Don …. back in Iraq after R&R ... ask for prayers for their wives and also for their toddlers who don't understand where Daddy is
~ Cate ….. son David, in Iraq since June with the 4th ID
~ ladyinred ….. Josh, newly deployed to Iraq
….. Also, Josh's sister Pamela
….. their mother now has 2 children over there and one who has just returned home
~ hoosierpearl ..... cousin Ed, in Iraq ... not expecting to come home until April
~ JulieRNR21 ….. J.C., now serving in US Army in Iraq
~ TruthNtegrity, mystery-ak …. .complete healing for the surviving crew and passengers of the downed Chinooks on Nov. 2nd, and Nov. 25th in Iraq.
~ ntnychik ….. the members of the 10th Mountain Division (which will be in Iraq for the long haul) and their families
~ Pan_Yan & Pan_Yans Wife ….. friend, Mike, stateside now but expects to go back to Iraq in late winter
~ Jewels1091 ….. Nick (friend of youngest daughter) going to Iraq for 18 months
~ SunflowerGal ….. grandson Daryl has just been deployed to South Africa ….. SG asks for prayers for his safety and for an ever-growing close walk with the Lord
~ CyberAnt ….. nephew Jody deploys to Iraq/Qutar on March 2
~ MS.BEHAVIN ….. friend's son-in-law, Scott, has been deployed to Iraq … his wife Tammy had recently lost a baby boy when she was 5 months along
~ An anonymous Freeper is making plans for an opportunity "in theatre" - studying two languages, and making preparations for their house to be rented while gone. Please pray as events continue on this path - for coordination of certain events and details that might be forgotten to be remembered.
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator ….. son Jake left for Basic Training on February 9 ... hopes to eventually qualify for Special Forces
~ Happy2BMe ….. son Aaron has just left for a year in Iraq

* ~ LKR59 ….. eldest nephew, Robert, went over to Iraq in Dec., right in Mosul, in the thick of things
*~ Severa ….. husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner, will be home in a few weeks, at least for a while
* ~ GretchenEE ….. son of dear friends, Silas (Army), serving in Germany currently, is interviewing for positions for when he leaves the service in October. He asks for prayer for the right doors to open.
* ~ ODC-GIRL ... part of her unit has been deployed
* ~ baseballmom ….. friend’s nephew, Thomas (Navy), just deployed
* ~ RoseofTexas ….. Shannon G. -serving in the US Army in Iraq

* ~ mike1sg and mystery-ak …. Prayers of thanksgiving that Mike's cancer is basal cell. And prayers for peace for Mike and mystery about his trip to Walter Reed and then to Fort Campbell.

* denotes change to the list (an addition or sometimes, thankfully, someone who has come home safely)

[DollyCali]

I cleaned out under and behind my stove today, in between a Guard duty morning and a "my night shifter has a kid with pneumonia, so I'm working tonight" shifts.

some people just have too much fun...

*wink*

[ODC-GIRL]

Sigh.......

As far as First Ladies go, Laura has been such a sweet, refreshing breeze after a foul 8 years before!

[ladyinred]

So happy to be home, (been in Southern California) and to see this after listening to nothing but left wing radical losers for several days! I am just beside myself after hearing those communist thugs at the demonstrations all over the country!

God bless our wonderful President and our troops for standing up for what America is really all about, Freedom!!!!

[kayak]

I'm sooooo thrilled for you! Sounds like all the time and waiting was well worth it ... especially since you got to shake his hand, sort of.

Do you have any pictures that you can post?

[kayak]

Thank you so much for the special edition of the Dose. What absolutely WONDERFUL pictures today!

[timpad]

I appreciated/enjoyed the two pictures of "CONTRAST"..

Yep, I thought it was rather startling, but GretchenEE has a point. We're going to be seeing more than our share of The Other Two in the months to come, and the Dose is a great refuge from that.

But, that being said, the difference is obvious, huh? The clowns that mumble something about there being no real difference between those two men are just missing something. I mean, if the man's own wife doesn't like him, why would we? Sheesh...

[DrDeb]

What an incredible first pix of our loving President and his beautiful First Lady -- we are so blessed to have them in the Whitehouse. FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS!

What an AWESOME rally today -- I recorded C-Span's feed and plan to watch it again in a few minutes!!!!

According to C-Span's tv schedule, they plan to re-play the President's speech commemorating the one year anniversary of the Iraq Liberation (my title) tomorrow at 1:06 PM (EST).

They will also re-play today's campaign rally during their "Road to the White House" segment tomorrow at 6:00 PM (EST). [You will definitely want to record this event/speech!]

[ODC-GIRL]

That would be the one. You know, I see those every day, but it never looked better on anyone as it did that day on our President.

[McLynnan]

Darn, Nordie, did I miss you? How have you been?

Oh happy day! W is going to be a formidable opponent, and I feel so good about the campaign. I think he cares a lot more about winning in 2004 than he did in 2000.