Posted on 09/21/2005 2:44:41 PM PDT by GretchenM
Anticipating Hurricane Rita (still in the Gulf of Mexico, but a Category 5 'cane with winds at 165 MPH), President Bush declared a state of emergency for Texas and Louisiana, mobilizing federal assistance.
He spoke at the Republican Jewish Coalitions Anniversary Luncheon in Washington, and also met with R and D Senate leaders to discuss the upcoming O'Connor USSC vacancy (as he did before nominating Judge Roberts).
Bush met with the speaker of Iraq's Transitional National Assembly, Hajim al-Hassani, in the Oval Office.
Welcome to Sanity Island!
QUOTE: "Our charities, and houses of worship, and idealistic men and women across this country have opened up their homes, their wallets, and their hearts -- there's been an amazing, amazing outpouring of help. And the Jewish community of this country has been on the forefront of the efforts."
Photo from yesterday: "President Bush greets Sgt. Manuel Curry, of the New Orleans Police Department before boarding Air Force One at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, Tuesday ... . Curry, who is 80-years-old, will celebrate 60 years on the police force in December making him the oldest active-duty police officer in the country." 
I'm in!
Dose going up.
Pls wait to post or repost photos till the All Clear.
Thanks!
Here.
Congrats zen...Beat me by 30 secs.
Pardon my piggybacking on the Dose with this post.
My neighbor, Kristy, called at 1:50 PM and asked for prayer for her relatives in Galveston.
All of them are evacuating.
Her grandfather lives between Galveston and Dallas. She has uncles, aunts, and their children in Galveston.
The hitch is that one of them owns a lot of livestock and they are not able to move all of them; they are taking their mares and a stud, and some of the cows.
Thanks in advance.
God have mercy on these people, and the animals too. (Remember the Flood!)
When I saw our President on TV last night, I thought he had lost weight. Anyone else notice ?
At Republican Jewish Coalitions luncheon
President Bush greets his college friend Franklin Levy following his remarks at the Republican Jewish Coalitions luncheon 
President Bush signed H.R. 3169, the 'Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act' in the Oval Office, authorizing the Education Department to waive requirements for Pell Grant repayments if student withdrawals from institutions of higher education are due to major disasters. 
top 10?
In this file photo, Homeland Security Adviser Fran Townsend briefs reporters inside the White House Press Briefing Room in Washington June 29, 2005. President Bush has named Townsend to lead an internal inquiry into the federal response to H. Katrina
Nooo...I wanted to be first :(
International team members of the President's Cup, from left to right, Angel Cabrera, Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen watch the landing of Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, in Washington. Both teams are having dinner with President Bush before this weekend's tournament. 
Back at the WH 9.20.05 after being in the Gulf Coast
Okay, when I first looked at the photo of the day, it looked almost like the President was chewing out that cop!! :0) I had to do a double take!
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld with Uzbekistan's Minister of Defense Kodir Gulomov upon Rumsfeld's arrival in Tashkent, February 24, 2004. The U.S. said on Tuesday it would pay Uzbekistan nearly $23 million for [past] use of an air base in the Central Asian country from which it is being evicted. Members of the U.S. Congress protested the payment. [Apparently the Bush administration is unwilling to let relations deteriorate further between our country and Uzbekistan, perhaps hoping for a time, under a new government, when the Uzbek's will welcome us back.]
So did I.
It's pretty cute though.
He praised the courage of Afghan voters and allied military efforts in last Sunday's elections in Afghanistan. He projected a photo of an Afghan woman, right, displaying her ink-stained finger, proof that she had voted in the historic election 
General Myers getting ready to engage the media ???
The long wait is over -- that's all for now.
Prayers for your friend's family in TX all for all those in Rita's path.
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