Posted on 02/27/2005 5:45:51 PM PST by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady attended St. John's Chruch in Washington this morning. The nation's governors are in Washington this week for their winter National Governors' Association meeting, and the President and First Lady are hosting a formal dinner tonight in the White House for them. I waited as long as poosible hoping some photos of the dinner would appear on Yahoo. But it's after 5:30pm Pacific, and none have appeared yet. So thise Dose is going up without them.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger waved the green flag to start the NASCAR Nextel Cup race in Fontana, but left shortly afterwards. No word on whether or not he was to fly immediately to Washington for the dinner. Look for various cabinet secretaries to speak at various sessions of the governors' meeting during the week. Although there is no word as to their schedules, the President and Vice President often attend at least one Governors' Association session.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: From the President's Address to the Slovak people, 2/24/05
I'm proud to stand in this great square, which has seen momentous events in the history of Slovakia and the history of freedom. Almost 17 years ago, thousands of Slovaks gathered peacefully in front of this theater. They came, not to welcome a visiting President, but to light candles, to sing hymns, to pray for an end to tyranny and the restoration of religious liberty.
From the hotel to our left, communist authorities watched thousands of candles shining in the darkness -- and gave the order to extinguish them. The authorities succeeded in crushing that protest. But with their candles and prayers, the people of Bratislava lit a fire for freedom that day, a fire that quickly spread across the land. And within 20 months, the regime that drove Slovaks from this square would itself be driven from power. By claiming your own freedom, you inspired a revolution that liberated your nation and helped to transform a continent.
Slovaks know the horror or tyranny, so you're working to bring the hope of freedom to people who have not known it. You've sent peacekeepers to Kosovo, and election observers to Kiev. You've brought Iraqis to Bratislava to see firsthand how a nation moves from dictatorship to democracy. Your example is inspiring newly-liberated people. You're showing that a small nation, built on a big idea, can spread liberty throughout the world.
At this moment, Slovak soldiers are serving courageously alongside U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. Some have given their lives in freedom's cause. We honor their memory. We lift them up in our prayers. Words can only go so far in capturing the grief of their families and their countrymen. But by their sacrifice, they have helped purchase a future of freedom for millions. Many of you can still recall the exhilaration of voting for the first time after decades of tyranny. And as you watched jubilant Iraqis dancing in the streets last month, holding up ink-stained fingers, you remembered Velvet Days. For the Iraqi people, this is their 1989, and they will always remember who stood with them in their quest for freedom.
Speaking of Neanderthals, did you see the little hissy fit that the Democratic congressman from Harlingen, Texas, threw about Dick Cheney coming in to hunt last weekend? It was completely disgusting. I'll send you the link to the article in McAllen, Texas newspaper about it. They (the editors of the newspaper) were throwing a fit because the government paid for the gas on Air Force Two for Dick Cheney to come down or go hunting.
Wolf, this morning on Fox & Friends, Molly Hennenberg reported that the President toasted the Governors with water since he does not drink alcohol. We 'talked' about this yesterday.......maybe Molly tunes in to the Dose! LOL !
lol it was me! But the pic was lipstick on his lips...hehe but omg that pic is too cute of him with the baby and lipstick on his cheek. I wonder if that's from Laura or a fan.
Cool. Molly is one of my favorites on FOX. Perhaps she does tune into the Dose, perhaps not. But I'm glad she answered our questions.
I stayed up until 1:30 a.m., which is late for me, watching "Rain Man" which I hadn't seen in years and hadn't
remembered how good it was. "Finding Neverland", saw it twice, was great, also "Phantom". Nothing coming up sounds entertaining.
Curry, one of my favorites; bought a 7oz. jar in Super WalMart last month in Florida. Any good recipes?
To make curry with pre bought sauce I would heat a little oil in frying pan chop 1 or 2 medium size onion fry until soft but not browned. If meat raw add and seal the meat, add sauce and simmer until meat is cooked. Meanwhile cook rice or warm chapatis/nan bread/onion bajis etc. Serve immediately with mango chutney or if you prefer a hot sauce lime pickle.
Looks beautiful, snugs. It could be of a street of row houses here in Chicago ... any new dose tonight?
Thank you, am always looking for new receipes, especially with curry.
Love your pictures with the snow. We, in Maryland, had snow that is melting today, four or five inches. Spring is slowly on its' way.
They didn't seem to care that Clinton spent the whole last year of his presidency out of D.C. soliciting money for his library. All at the taxpayers' expense.
Once it hits those mountains it has a tencency to bypass a lot of Md. and head for Penn.
We get a good dumping about once a year usually, but it was pretty mild here this winter...MUD
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