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Posted on 01/10/2005 2:35:00 PM PST by GretchenM
Can you see the 3 photos in post # 30?
wow Ms.Beazley is so much smaller than Barney LOL I hope he doesn't hurt her!
Updated: 11:12 p.m. ET Jan. 8, 2005Jan. 17 issue - Four years ago George W. Bush used to call him "the shadow" and promised a fresh start by pledging to "uphold the honor and dignity" of the presidency. He even joked to late-night TV's David Letterman that one of his top 10 priorities in the White House would be to give the Oval Office "one heck of a scrubbing."
But when President Bush welcomed Bill Clinton into that same office last week, those barbs were ancient history. After Clinton remarked how much he liked the new Oval Office rug, Bush encouraged him to praise his interior designer—Laura. (He did.) Over lunch with the president's father, the compliments flowed the other way. When Bush 41 inquired whether Chelsea Clinton had marriage plans, Bush 43 declared how impressed he was with the former president's daughter.
For two men at opposite ends of the political spectrum, the relationship between the 43rd and 42nd presidents has grown surprisingly warm and personal over the last six months. Clinton endorsed Bush's approach to the tsunami catastrophe, defending him against criticism about his initial response as well as raising cash alongside the president's father. Friends and aides say the two men enjoy each other's company and, as fellow pros, respect each other's political talents.
The rapid thaw started with the unveiling of Clinton's official portrait in the White House in June, when Bush told his speechwriters he wanted to deliver something "very praiseworthy, warm, funny and short." During Clinton's recent health crisis, Bush called twice to share what one of the former president's aides called "good, funny conversations." And in November, at the opening of Clinton's presidential library in Little Rock, Ark., both the president and his father delivered praise that Clinton reveled in. Clinton even pulled aside Karl Rove, the architect of Bush's election success, to congratulate him.
While aides on both sides say there's still a political chasm between the two presidents, they also point to a common style: both are Southern politicians who love to woo crowds, and whose qualities were underestimated by Washington's establishment. There's also Bush's future membership in one of the smallest elites on the planet: the ex-presidents' club. "And they're members of an even more exclusive club—the two-termers," noted one senior administration official. "To go back to the people for affirmation and be there for eight years puts them in a different class." Bush's aides said the president is already thinking of his own presidential- library plans as well as his own role after 2008, as another relatively young ex-president.
Just don't expect the working partnership to extend to Hillary Clinton, whose supporters want her to run in four years. "Honestly, I don't think getting together with George Bush is what she needs," said one ex-Clinton aide. Friendships may blossom between ex-presidents, but presidential hopefuls live in a far more hostile world.
from Crosswalk.com editorial:
"... The part of the reports that are deeply disturbing and again proving that CBS has not learned anything from this silly excercise comes 10 PARAGRAPHS deep into their own story on the report.
"the Panel cannot conclude that a political agenda at 60 Minutes Wednesday drove either the timing of the airing of the segment or its content."
But if - as they cite earlier in the piece - this was a case of "rushing" to get the story to air...why the rush? If there was "no political agenda" evident how is it in any way possible not to recognize the "rush".
Also if there was "no political agenda" how then can the report fault Mary Mapes for contacting Joe Lockhart a top Kerry advisor? How can Mapes' contact and liason relationship between Burkett and Lockhart be termed a conflict of interest - and yet deny any "political agenda"?
I noticed on another thread earlier a picture that I know is on the Whitehouse Website did not show we seem to have photo problems all round.
Yes, all three
I can't
While we get the occasional blocked storm drain and semi-flooded street, we rarely experience the worst of winter storms.
The flash floods, mud slides and lost homes usually happen in the mountains, foothills and deserts surrounding the L.A. basin. They are extremely common whenever we have a very wet winter. Not meaning to be unsympathetic to the tragedies of others, but people keep building in fire zones, on earthquake faults, and on flood plains, so when the bigger brush fires, earthquakes and winter storms inevitably come around, lost homes and even a few lost lives are also inevitable.
There is always some dimbulb who insists on driving across a flooded road, or refuses to leave evacuate despite all the warnings. Very sad.
Hope this gives you a little bit better perspective.
Why can't I see them?
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Happy New Year, OldFriend. Good to "see" you on the Dose today.
Not yet. I'm anxiously awaiting the call from the vet so I can go pick her up.
I can see that picture but not the ones on page 1 - thanks Gretchen
Puppy pics.....I see they have the wandering Miss B in a kennel....thanks for the dose tonight.
Homemom, forgot to ask, where is your locality? These storms usually travel from west to east, so perhaps some will, in fact, come your way.
Yep, I can see them. Need some help? All seems to be working OK here.
President Bush shakes hands with USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios
CBS News said today will fire four employees for their roles in an erroneous story broadcast during the presidential campaign about President Bush's National Guard service record. CBS, owned by Viacom Inc., said it reached its decision after an independent panel of investigators conducted a review. 60 Minutes Wednesday executive producer Josh Howard(L), Senior Vice President Betsy West(R), and senior broadcast producer Mary Murphy were asked to resign while Mary Mapes, the producer of the story, has been terminated according to the network. Howard and West are seen in these undated publicity photos; to the right is Mary Mapes.
I can 2 of the 3 Whitehouse ones now but still not the Yahoo ones strange.
The middle photo of Miss B. in her puppy pen was on Yahoo along with two others. Very cute. Lemme out! Lemme out I say!!!
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