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.
He sure does. That pitch he threw to open the Nationals-Diamondbacks game was pretty good. Not perfect, like his strike at the World Series after 9/11/01, but OK. It was a fastball a little high and inside. Would have brushed the batter back a bit had there been a batter.
That is true. Yes they are great pictures...
She seems all head an no body at present. I think scotties look old from the word go. They do not seem to go through a puppy looking phase apart from the very first time we saw here where the fur was not quite grown but now she just looks like a smaller version of Barney.
I love that one of the VP, also. He has such a warm, beautiful smile.
I love the fact that what the Cheney's gave in charitable contributions was about equal to what they paid in taxes, and that the Bush's, whose earnings were less, also gave generously to charities.
You're welcome. There is still a lot of that little boy dreaming of a baseball career in the 58-year-old GWB.
It is a smile that seems to include all I certain if you were at the event you could not help but laugh with him.
She is gorgeous. I love her brindle coat color. Perhaps if kath is around, she can confirm or correct this, but I think the AKC standard for Scotties says that the males and females would both be about the same size.
What a cute picture! Beezie, you're in good hands!!
If he is the baseball comissioner, it would drive the libs crazy...
They are good people with strong religious foundations. So giving to charities seems to come naturally to them.
Yes, W as baseball commish would probably drive them even crazier than he does now!
I also think it would be great if he was made commissioner of baseball when he "retires" as president.
Very true.
Nice baseball pictures! I'll bet President Bush had a blast. In the one of him pitching, I love the look of determination his face.
My dialup is so slow to load pictures that I'm considering getting DSL or something especially for the dose, so I'm not posting comments to your pictures 15 minutes or so after you've posted them! ;p
You seem to know a little bit about baseball. I don't know a thing except you're supposed to hit the ball w/the bat, but being a DC native, I'm curious if there's any talk about this new team. Did they get good players?
You won the toaster what colour or type do you want?
Good evening Gretchen how are you today?
How is your knee?
It's lousy that the left keeps sliming Cheney re Haliburton but I'm glad the Executive Branch is out there refuting the garbage.
When I see Dick and Lynne Cheney (I am sure joyfully) donating over $300,000 to charities in one year, I cannot help but wonder what some of their most avid critics give to help the needy among us.
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