Posted on 01/17/2006 6:04:55 PM PST by ohioWfan
Today President Bush met with Tom Bock, the national commander of the American Legion in the Oval Office, as well as John Sommer, executive director of the American Legion's Washington office and Jim Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
He also met in the Oval Office with Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt to discuss key elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
First Lady, Laura and daughter Barbara were in Ghana today, where Mrs. Bush addressed an audience at the Accra Teacher Training College in Accra, Ghana, to launch the African Education Initiative Textbooks Program. They also visited with patients at the Korle-Bu Treatment Center, and with Peace Corps volunteers, marking its 45th anniversary this year.
Former President George H.W. Bush was in Pakistan today visiting survivors of the 2005 earthquake.
Enjoy your trip to Sanity Island and the Daily Dose!
AMEN!
Have you been taking calls from any friends of Osama lately? LOL!
Great to see you Kelly sounds like miserable weather bonus day off school though LOL
Thanks, McGavin. LOTS to sort tonight!
Hi there snugs, how ya doin!
Great Dose! Thanks oWf
Keep it UP, guys!!
I love the white pants outfit Laura wore today. She is such a gorgeous, classy...and very skinny LADY! :-) I bet George can't wait for her to come home...he looks a little sad, in a way. Atleast to me he does.
Thanks, ilovew. I try. :)
MUST READS:
AL GORE'S MAD MESSAGE
The former vice president gets worked up at Constitution Hall.
By Byron York
In an alternate universe, coverage of Al Gore's speech in Washington Monday might begin with the former vice president's ringing defense of the virtually unlimited exercise of presidential power in times of emergency. "The threat of additional terror strikes is all too real and their concerted efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction does create a real imperative to exercise the powers of the executive branch with swiftness and agility," Gore told the audience at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall. "Moreover, there is in fact an inherent power that is conferred by the Constitution to the president to take unilateral action to protect the nation from a sudden and immediate threat, but it is simply not possible to precisely define in legalistic terms exactly when that power is appropriate and when it is not."
An alternate-universe report might note that Gore's position — stated by the man formerly a heartbeat away from being commander-in-chief — boldly contradicted the claims of Democrats who argue that, in the NSA-al Qaeda surveillance matter, the president's authority to order warrantless surveillance of possible terror suspects is tightly bound by the limits imposed in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Gore's speech might then set off an intense debate among Democrats about the extent of presidential authority.
But that's the alternate-universe version.
You can read the entire commentary at
http://nationalreview.com/york/york200601170833.asp
THE LEFT HATES INEQUALITY, NOT INJUSTICE
By Dennis Prager
To understand any political ideology, one must understand what most animates it. For the Left, it is hatred of inequality. As noted in a previous column, the Left hates inequality even more than it hates evil. Or perhaps more accurately, for the Left, inequality is the ultimate evil.
You can read the entire commentary at
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-1_17_06_DP.html
LAURA DEFENDS THE GOP
By Bill Sammon
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
January 17, 2006
MONROVIA, Liberia -- First lady Laura Bush yesterday rejected Democratic claims that Republicans are mired in a "culture of corruption" and said she'd be "glad" to campaign for Republican candidates in the fall.
"It isn't true," Mrs. Bush said of the "culture of corruption" charges in an exclusive interview with The Washington Times while here for the inauguration of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as president of Liberia.
Mrs. Bush offered her star power to Republican candidates after saying she did not know how the Democrats' accusations will affect the congressional elections in November.
"I'll be glad to campaign for Republicans who ask me to campaign for them or do fundraisers for them," the first lady said at the U.S. ambassador's residence here.
. . . The first lady is traveling in Africa with her daughter Barbara, who has a keen interest in the troubled continent. Mrs. Bush pointed out that last year, Barbara "went to South Africa, where she worked at a pediatric hospital, and then she did UNICEF work in Botswana.
"She's very interested in Africa and she loves it, and really her interest has stimulated mine," the first lady added. "Barbara has been a big influence on me, influenced my interest in Africa."
Barbara's twin sister, Jenna, is not accompanying her mother on this trip.
"Jenna's teaching school in a charter school, and she loves education," said Mrs. Bush, a former teacher. "She's having a great time. She's interested particularly in the charter school movement and really wanted to work in a charter school."
The first lady also backed the president's decision in November to make a more aggressive defense of his Iraq policy. She lauded Iraqis for electing a permanent government last month.
"It's really important for him to talk to the American people about the war in Iraq and about what the United States' goals are," she said, "because I'm not so sure that the press does get the word out on how important the vote was there."
Since rejoining the Iraq debate in earnest, the president has seen his job approval ratings climb, although he and his wife often say they are unaffected by polls.
"I only really pay attention when they're really good," Mrs. Bush joked.
Mrs. Bush also revealed that her IPod listening includes songs by Tina Turner and Dolly Parton. She said her musical tastes are somewhat different from those of her husband.
"He likes country music a little bit more than I do, although I actually really am very fond of country music, as well," she said. "One of the songs on my IPod that I love is Dolly Parton singing 'Stairway to Heaven.' So that's sort of a combination, country and pop."
You can read the entire article at
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060117-121928-7268r_page2.htm
THE 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL CHRISTIANS IN AMERICA
The Church Report (magazine/website)
The Church Report is pleased to announce this year’s list of The 50 Most Influential Christians in America. Thanks to the readers of the magazine as well as the online readers for contributing over 150,000 nominations. Each of the people on this list is most deserving of this recognition. As with all types of lists, there are those who are not on the list – not because they weren’t deserving – but simply because we did not have enough space to publish a list of the 100 most influential. The staff of The Church Report did not choose this list; rather, we feel that the nominations from Christians across America and around the world are much more meaningful.
GUESS WHO'S NUMBER 8?!
You can read the entire article at
http://www.thechurchreport.com/content/view/823/32/
I really do not think so. I hate to talk on the phone but I do not like not having one. I think the cell phone just needed charging since I had had it in my purse for several days or maybe over a week. I keep forgetting that I have it in the purse. I did talk to hubby a little while ago. He was at the Dallas airport. He really "laughed" when I told him when it would get fixed.
"Al Gore's incessant need to insert himself in the headline of the day is almost as glaring as his lack of understanding of the threats facing America. While the president works to protect Americans from terrorists, Democrats deliver no solutions of their own, only diatribes laden with inaccuracies and anger."
I think our donations are well spent!
It took Poppy a while, but he may eventually get as gray as his boy. :)
She's really keeping herself in shape. I'm impressed!
EXCELLENT response from the RNC!!
You're welcome, Just. Nice material to work with. :)
This looks like the full court press I was hoping for!
Thanks for posting that, Miss Marple.
The cream colored pant suit and the pink suit are cut way better than some of her other clothes have been. They seem to fit tighter in the midriff, which shows her figure better. Some of her jackets have been too boxy, and since she isn't flat-chested, they have given the illusion that she is heavier than she is. She looks very good in these two outfits.
I like it when she talks tough!
Excellent response :-)
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