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A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 5.13.05
Netscape, White House

Posted on 05/13/2005 5:18:46 PM PDT by MJY1288

oday President Bush spoke to a gathering of the National Association of Realtors at a hotel in Washington, he also met with the Stamford women's volleyball team in the White House, as well as the Indiana University men's soccer Team, and the Cal State Fullerton baseball team, all were 2004 NCAA champions.


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KEYWORDS: bush; nar; ncaa; photos; realtors
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To: MJY1288

I'll give California Patriot the benefit of the doubt too, as long as there is not a repeat. besides, I'd rather enjoy looking at my new toaster than fight trolls LOL


121 posted on 05/13/2005 7:43:06 PM PDT by Merlinator
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To: konaice

Laura does wave with her thumb sticking forward. That has been mentioned here before. She also does a little thing with her pinkie finger too. I happened to notice that Nancy Reagan does the exact same thing with her thumb when waving. Check out yesterday's thread the 2nd photo in #12. It must be a First Lady secret wave.


122 posted on 05/13/2005 7:49:12 PM PDT by ShayTex
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To: MJY1288; All

BOLTON

John Podhoretz said all that needs to be said in his column today:
. . . (At) other times, a nominee becomes an occasion for a senator to perform a holier-than-thou tap-dance. Such was the case yesterday with John Bolton and the Republican senator from Ohio, George Voinovich, who insulted and attacked Bolton without ever having bothered to attend one of the committee hearings in which Bolton testified.

It was comic to hear Voinovich describe Bolton as a "bully" yesterday, because the only bullying in sight was being done by Voinovich — attacking somebody who can't attack back.

And Voinovich himself knows something about bullying. In 1995, when he was governor of Ohio, he had a temper tantrum at an airport because his plane was kept on the ground while Air Force One was in the sky.

He ordered his pilot to take off, screaming at air traffic controllers all the while and daring them to "shoot us down." In an unprecedented act, Voinovich was actually fined by the Federal Aviation Administration for his behavior.

He's still at it in the United States Senate. And why not? The Senate is paradise for bullies.

You can read the rest of the story at
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/43882.htm


Before Boxer put a hold on Bolton's vote, the Senate planned to vote on Bolton Tuesday, the highway bill Wednesday, and then bring Judge Owens to the floor for an 'up or down' vote -- triggering the 'consitutional option' -- on either Thursday or the following Tuesday.

NOW, it appears that the Senate will focus on JUDGES next week -- FIREWORKS doesn't begin to describe what we should expect to see/hear from the unhinged/unprincipled DEMONcrats!

SENATE JUDGES' FIGHT APPEARS HEADING FOR SHOWDOWN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting the stage for a politically charged showdown, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced Friday he will press beginning next week for the first of President Bush's conservative court nominees long blocked by Democrats.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-05-13-frist-judges_x.htm


FROM http://www.powerlineblog.com/
Great expectations

"Senate vote counts, no matter how good the source, are unreliable. At least that's true when it comes to high profile issues like the Bolton nomination and the judicial filibusters. Moderate Sentors can tie themselves in knots over these kinds of matters, and that's not even taking into account the lure of a Washington Post or New York Times puff piece.

That said, I'm in touch with a very good source who tells me that the vote count among Republicans on the filibusters is as follows:

Republicans who won't vote with their party -- Snowe, Chafee, McCain

Republicans who might not -- Collins and Hagel

If true, this means that the Republicans have at least 50 and maybe as many as 52 votes. In other words, they win.

However, this assumes that Warner and Specter, as to whom there has been uncertainty, are committed to voting with their party (and, of course, that there are no other defections). I'm told that Warner and Specter are committed. As I said, though, no matter how reliable this information is, we cannot discount the unexpected.

UPDATE: I should add that with only 50 Senators in the "yes" column, and some of them unpredictable, one should not rule out the possibility of a deal, as bad an idea as that is."

Posted by Paul at 05:00 PM | Permalink


C-SPAN WILL PROVIDE A LOT OF MUST SEE TV NEXT WEEK!


123 posted on 05/13/2005 7:50:39 PM PDT by DrDeb
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To: All

Time I turned in see you all tomorrow
God Bless you all and God Bless America.
Love
Eleanor


124 posted on 05/13/2005 7:50:55 PM PDT by snugs (An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME - And a Member of the Conservative Party)
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To: snugs
Evening snugs! I see you have started a new trend......"W" language. I can only assume it is in honor of our leader, so....

WEVENING SNUGS!

125 posted on 05/13/2005 7:51:09 PM PDT by CAluvdubya (Don't let them Bork Bolton!)
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To: DrDeb

Do you think that because of the controversy about Specter taking over the Judiciary Committee that he will vote for the constitutional option? I'm hoping that since he got the chairmanship, they made some kind of deal with him that he would vote yes.


126 posted on 05/13/2005 7:53:37 PM PDT by ilovew (Tom DeLay, we love you!!!)
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To: DrDeb
Hi Deb. thanks for your earlier post about what the senate is doing before the fight for judges takes place. I knew there was a strategy!

Can you answer why Boxer gets to just put a hold on a nominee that has been voted out of committee? I don't get this.

127 posted on 05/13/2005 7:54:55 PM PDT by CAluvdubya (Don't let them Bork Bolton!)
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To: snugs

The VP looks a whole lot like Arnold Palmer in this picture. I have always thought they looked a bit alike, but it's especially clear in this pic.

128 posted on 05/13/2005 7:57:40 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (The incidence of coincidence rises with prayer.)
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To: ShayTex; konaice
I went back and looked. You are right about the wave.

Interesting...

129 posted on 05/13/2005 8:01:28 PM PDT by Kate of Spice Island (When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping," now I just "chunkydunk.")
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To: kitkat
Do you suppose snugs has gotten hold of Jonny's cough med and is starting to wevening?

Maybe that's the explanation, kitkat! This is hugh and series. LOL!

130 posted on 05/13/2005 8:03:12 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (The incidence of coincidence rises with prayer.)
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To: CAluvdubya; ilovew; MJY1288; All

"Can you answer why Boxer gets to just put a hold on a nominee that has been voted out of committee? I don't get this."


As I understand it, any Senator can place a 'hold' on a candidate at any time. Only the Senator or a super majority vote (60 senators) can remove the hold.

The more I learn about this dysfunctional institution (the Senate) the more I pity Senator Frist . . . Heart surgery had to be a much easier and more rewarding profession!!!

[Specter and Warner have been mentioned as possible problems; however, Senator Kyl seemed to believe they were both 'on board' . . . Of course, after Voinovich got his ugly mug on the front page of the NYTimes today, who knows how the 'moderates' will behave next week!!!]


131 posted on 05/13/2005 8:04:02 PM PDT by DrDeb
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To: ilovew; CaliforniaRichGRL

I hear you on the jealousy bit. However, I guess we can be jealous of Laura and like her a lot at the same time.


132 posted on 05/13/2005 8:06:20 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (The incidence of coincidence rises with prayer.)
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To: DrDeb

From what I understand, once the nominee is out of Committee, a Sednator cannot place a hold on the Floor vote, The Majority leader has complete control of the Floor


133 posted on 05/13/2005 8:08:09 PM PDT by MJY1288 ( By Comparison...."Dingy" Harry Reid makes Tom Daschle look like a Statesman)
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To: Merlinator

LOL, it is a cool toaster


134 posted on 05/13/2005 8:09:21 PM PDT by MJY1288 ( By Comparison...."Dingy" Harry Reid makes Tom Daschle look like a Statesman)
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To: CAluvdubya; snugs
Wevening, Caluvdubya. Boy are you wever funny!

The new 'W' language. It's like the First Lady secret wave, only the initiated know it.

135 posted on 05/13/2005 8:11:06 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (The incidence of coincidence rises with prayer.)
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To: DrDeb
But on what basis can she put a hold on Bolton? She was on the committee that just scoured the country for info (aka: dirt) about him. It has been hashed and rehashed. I thought that was the job of that committee and now on to the senate.

Will she really get away with this?

136 posted on 05/13/2005 8:11:29 PM PDT by CAluvdubya (Don't let them Bork Bolton!)
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To: MJY1288
Anyone know what Laura's official duties were today? I saw a large police, siren filled, escorted limousine entourage moving through Bethesda today.

The kids and I were impressed. Wonder who it was.

137 posted on 05/13/2005 8:13:38 PM PDT by lizma
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To: CAluvdubya

hehehe -- me too!!
I read in one of her biographies that she used to practice her "Miss America" wave as a teenager and her friends would laugh at her. The practice sure came in handy...she waves wonderfully. ;)


138 posted on 05/13/2005 8:13:40 PM PDT by hoosierkitties
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To: DrDeb
The more I learn about this dysfunctional institution (the Senate) the more I pity Senator Frist

Boy, have you got that right. Can you imagine having to try to deal with that bunch of sissified, arrogant, childish boors, half of whom give every appearance that they could care less if they sell their country down the drain?

139 posted on 05/13/2005 8:14:10 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (The incidence of coincidence rises with prayer.)
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To: JustaCowgirl

Well wolks, wink will wall wit a wight......"W's" "R" wonderful!


140 posted on 05/13/2005 8:15:08 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Party affiliation merits mentioned only if unique not common place.... R = unique. D=common place)
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