Posted on 02/12/2005 12:50:41 PM PST by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and Mrs. Bush are spending the weekend at the White House. There are no scheduled public appearances.
There was some confusion on FR this week as to whether or not Karl Rove was promoted. He was, in fact, promoted to Deputy White House Chief of Staff. For those interested in the details, here is a link to the daily WH press briefing at which Rove's appointment was discussed in full.
For those who are interested in the Jeff Gannon matter, here's a link to the daily WH press briefing in which this matter was discussed.
THE WEEK AHEAD: The President's schedule for the upcoming week was not announced at the Friday WH press briefing. However, the WH and others did make some announcements during last week about upcoming visits with foreign leaders.
The President will host Romanian President Basescu at the White House on March 9th, 2005.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is likely to visit Washington next month to hold talks with GWB, the former Soviet republic's Deputy Prime Minister Oleh Rybachuk said.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Aboul Gheit is to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington on Tuesday, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: From the President's radio address, 2/12/05.
Social Security was created decades ago for a very different era. In 1950, about 16 workers paid into the system for every one person drawing benefits. Today, we have only about three workers for each beneficiary, and over the next few decades, baby boomers like me will retire, people will be living longer and benefits are scheduled to increase dramatically. Eventually, there will be just two workers per beneficiary. With every passing year, fewer workers will be paying ever-higher benefits to ever-larger numbers of retirees.
So here is the result: 13 years from now, in 2018, Social Security will be paying out more than it collects in payroll taxes; and every year afterward will bring a new and larger shortfall. For example, in the year 2027, the government will somehow have to come up with an extra $200 billion a year to keep the system afloat. By the year 2033, the annual shortfall would be more than $300 billion a year. And by the year 2042, the entire system would be bankrupt. If we do not act now to avert that outcome, the only solutions would be dramatically higher taxes, massive new borrowing or sudden and severe cuts in Social Security benefits or other government programs.
To keep the promise of Social Security alive for our children and grandchildren, we need to fix the system once and for all. Fixing Social Security permanently will require a candid review of the options. In recent years, many people have offered suggestions, such as limiting benefits for wealthy retirees; indexing benefits to prices, instead of wages; increasing the retirement age; or changing the benefit formulas and creating disincentives for early collection of Social Security benefits. All these ideas are on the table.
I am after help again how do I get paragraph breaks when I am posting a picture I assume I need to use some sort of paragraph break command.
Forgive my manners of course I meant to say please and thank you.
You can use a p between those brackets <> to create a double-space paragraph
To create a line break (single space) put the letters br (for break) between the brackets <>
"I guess you don't get many American TV shows overseas :)
That's "Otis Campbell", the town drunk, on The Andy Griffith Show. That's also where all the "Goober" and "Gomer" stuff comes from." I do know film Pasja Pana Jezusa/"Passion" very very good!!! Thank you :}}}}
No problem, lol!
I am proud. Their temperament is their best feature. They are devoted love bugs, and so smart. When hubby and I decided to find a dog, we researched dog books in the library. When we read about them it was an "AHA" moment. We've never been sorry.
We had one (the first in my memory) that was surrendered for re-homing by a previous owner just this last week gone - she lasted less than a day before she was adopted. Her new owner was greiving for her previous one and by chance she came in at the right time; she was delighted.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush sit with Vice President Dick Cheney, Lynne Cheney, and their granddaughter, Grace Perry, during a concert commemorating the 55th Presidential Inauguration on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005.
Thank you for the FANTASTIC photos, anonymoussierra!!!
Your "paragraph" worked - another great photo!
I used to have a "portrait" of Bugs Bunny which an artist friend drew for me. Lost it somewhere over the years. But I'd hang it up proudly today.
Thank YOU anonymoussierra. The breed is Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. President Reagan had one in the White House, his dog Rex.
Night all
God Bless America
I'm not surprised. They are just like delightful, obedient children.
'night snugs; sweet dreams....
Bump - Great pics - Thank you :)
Now I really am off to bed love Eleanor
Thank you, Eleanor. I'll add that Bugs Bunny to my small collection.
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