Posted on 04/16/2005 12:36:48 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady are spending the weekend at Camp David, and there are no planned public appearances. President and Mrs. Bush reported total income last year of $784,219 and paid $207,307 in federal income taxes, according to documents released by the White House on April 15, 2005. Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne reported $1.3 million in taxable income, the White House said.
THE WEEK AHEAD:
Monday, the President will go to Columbia, South Carolina, where he'll make remarks on strengthening Social Security.
Tuesday, the President will go to Springfield, Illinois, where he will tour the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and then make remarks at the dedication of the library and museum. Also on Tuesday, the Vice President will deliver the keynote address at the Oklahoma City National Memorial ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building there.
Wednesday, the President makes remarks to the 2005 National and State Teachers of the Year in the Rose Garden. And then he'll make remarks at the U.S.-Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Legislative Conference. Those remarks will be on energy, as I mentioned. The President will then present the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the United States Naval Academy football team in the East Room.
Thursday, GWB will make remarks on strengthening Social Security to the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America in Washington. He'll also make remarks at the President's Environmental Youth Awards in the East Garden.
Friday, the President will participate in a service project. And then he'll make remarks on Earth Day. And both those events are in Townsend, Tennessee. Then he goes on to the ranch in Crawford, where he'll remain for the weekend.
THE FOLLOWING WEEK: On Monday the 25th, the President will meet with Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the ranch. And then on Tuesday, he will go to Galveston to participate in a roundtable on strengthening Social Security. This event had been postponed because of the Pope's funeral.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: From the Presidential Radio Address, 4/16/05:
American families and small businesses across the country are feeling the pinch from rising gas prices. If you're trying to meet a family budget or a payroll, even a small change at the pump can have a big impact.
America's prosperity depends on reliable, affordable and secure sources of energy. And today our energy needs are growing faster than our domestic sources are able to provide. Demand for electricity has grown more than 17 percent in the past decade, while our transmission ability lags behind. And we continue to import more than one-half of our domestic oil supply.
Every source of power that we use today started with the power of human invention, and those sources have served us well for decades. Now it's time to apply our knowledge and technology to keep the American Dream alive in this new century. There is nothing America cannot achieve when we put our mind to it. And I urge Congress to work out its differences and pass an energy bill that will help make America safer and more prosperous for the years to come.
I was on gettyimages and found this pic...thought you guys might like it. Laura's dress is gorgous and I really like the bright blue on her!!
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=51722319&cdi=0
Not to sure about the bow but the dress is a beautiful colour and has a lovely bow.
not sure about the what?
I've always wondered if the April 15th tax deadline had anything to do with the assasination of Abraham Lincoln or the sinking of the Titanic, which was also on April 15th.
Didn't algore give like $340 or some similar amount?
It was pathetic considering his income.
The bow on the dress I am not into bows
Al Gore is pathetic full stop
Thank you for posting these AWESOME 'behind the scenes' photos of the President . . . I too believe he'll get involved with baseball post-presidency!
I also find it refreshing that we have a President and First Lady who WALK THE TALK and actually make the effort to tithe their income . . . They make me sooooooooooo proud on soooooooooo many levels!!
Thank you for posting the President's schedule for next week . . . Tuesday and Wednesday will be MUST RECORD days!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU . . . 'The Kiss' photos are ALWAYS my favorite!
Good evening, snugs! Sorry it took so long--I had to go eat dinner. How are you--how's everything in London Town?
Thanks. I am terribly girly-girl when it comes to sports, but I have to support the Skins and the Wolverines (Michigan is my alma mater), even if I don't understand what they're doing, so I thought I'd see what the Nationals were up to. Don't think they are worthy of blind, Skins-quality loyalty, yet.
If you're from Texas (based on your handle), you may have the same feelings about that little team they call, hmm, is it the Cowboys? Hard to remember... : )
Oh Snugs, I like that picture! Thanks.
Pathetic is right! In the last pictures I've seen of him he looks like a loony.
Your "full stop" reminds me of a doctor for whom I used to transcribe years ago, as that is how he'd end his sentences. Only it sounded like he was saying "fillshtop".
ohh...I like that bow...hehe
oh wow romantic picture...lol in a way...not really that romantic kissing outside a plane. lol I think it was outside a plane...I saw it a while back and the one I saw the plane was by them.
greetings from down under! This is my first post and i want to thank you ALL for the fantastic photos! They make my day.
A question - why are the President and First Lady kissing at the funeral? It doesn't seem anyone else is?
Thanks for enlightening me
Read all the way through the thread wondering if anyone would comment on what the sKerry's tax form might be like....
Dont know about London but everything is OK in Ashford LOL
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