A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day...1-31-06...Ladies & Gentlemen, the President of the United States

Billie

[Billie]

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State of the Union Address
January 31, 2006

All eyes and ears will be on our President tonight as he delivers his SOTU address.   I always look forward to his speeches and can't keep from laughing at the frowns and scowls on the faces of those on the dark side of the aisle (shown below in 2003).

Of course, when the President ends his speech, the other party gets the rest of the evening to respond.   And then the media gets their turn to tell us what the President said, and how much better the State of the Union would be if the Democrats were in charge.

In short, the leaders of the Democrat party get to attack the President for all the things that have gone wrong since Florida 2000.   Everything that has followed is Bush's fault - from 9-11 to Katrina.   If you don't believe Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Boxer, etal, just ask anyone who shapes the news: if it's bad, it's Bush's fault.


And besides all that, he smirks, and he's cocky, and.... he swaggers!

Have a wonderful Tuesday, and please keep President Bush in your thoughts and prayers as he continues to work towards a stronger and safer America.

12-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #14

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 01-30-06 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[luvie]

Absolutely beautiful pictures of a beautiful couple! Thanks for sharing those with us.

[StarCMC]

*sniff*

He is deeply missed...

[luvie]

Hi, Louie...Luvbo's been missing you! Hope you are doing okay!

[LadyX]

Don't you just love to see the all the emotions visible
in those smilin' eyes, Luvvy?!!
Makes one's heart positively smile..:))

[Billie]

Hi, Maggie - thanks for your post - sorry I didn't get back to you earlier. I have always loved these rainbow pictures from the 2000 Presidential Campaign!

[luvie]

Yes...that's why I call him "The Man of a Thousand Faces" because he has such an open expression that he just can't hide his emotions...no matter what they are.

[Billie]

They are such a genuinely happy-in-love couple!

[Billie]

Hi, Luvbo - I'm glad you like it - Dubya is still a hero to a whole bunch of us. In spite of all the piling on of the dims and their media lackeys, he's not going to let them get him down.

[luvie]

That's what I love about him. He just shrugs it off an continues down the path that he has chosen for himself and for us. We are the ones that hurt for him...he is actually very tough when it comes to criticism. Now, if someone were to criticise Laura or the girls or his parents, he would come out fighting.

[LadyX]

One of the foremost great looks is the *twinkle* there when he
is about to spring another ace from up his sleeve
on the Dirty Dawg Dems..:))

[Might happen tonight!!]

[JulieRNR21]

Something to keep in mind when the pundits start disecting the SOTU speech and speculating on if it will improve Bush's 'poll numbers'........


TO: Republican National Committee Members
FROM: Matthew Dowd, RNC Senior Advisor
RE: State Of The Union Polls
DATE: January 30, 2006

As you watch tomorrow night’s State of the Union Address, be mindful of poll numbers in the aftermath of the speech. A story line has developed that says the President has to move his approval numbers coming out of the speech. This notion is premised on the belief that presidents historically enjoy a “State-of-the-Union Bounce.” While all of us would welcome increased public approval, the history (both recent and the last 50 years) of poll movement around this event shows quite a different story.

In looking at poll movement before and after State of the Union addresses, the average over the last fifty years is actually a slight drop (-0.2%). President Bush’s average change is also a drop (-0.4%). Only one of his SOTU addresses showed positive movement (2005), which is likely attributed to the intervening events of the 2005 Inaugural and January 2005 Iraqi elections. Even the “Great Communicator” President Ronald Reagan’s average poll movement after State of the Union addresses was negative (-2.6%), and in fact Reagan only had one SOTU speech with positive poll movement!

All of this is important to keep in mind as pundits analyze and analyze and analyze the effects of President Bush’s speech. Context is everything in politics.

[luvie]

...and sometimes he just laughs out loud at them!...which I hope he does tonight!

[LadyX]

Today's Alaska Forecast for you..:))

Forecast for Middle Tanana Valley

Updated: 4:42 am AST on January 31, 2006

Today
Partly cloudy. Areas of ice fog. Highs 10 to 20 below.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Areas of ice fog. Lows around 35 below. Northeast winds to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Flurries. Highs 20 to 25 below.
Light winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Flurries. Areas of ice fog.
Lows 40 to 45 below. Light winds.
Thursday
Mostly clear. Areas of ice fog. Highs around 30 below.
Light winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Areas of ice fog. Lows near 40 below.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. Areas of ice fog. Highs near 15 below.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows near 30 below.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Highs near 10 below.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows near 20 below.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy. Highs near zero. [!!!!!!!!! Yippee!!!]
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows near 15 below.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. Highs near 10 above.

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Afternoon LadyX Those are fantastic pictures and post. :) The first election of our President was very stressful for many. I had a difficult time during that fiasco. It was to stressful for me and I had such fear, they would steal the election.

The morning after the 2nd election I was up really early. I heard a bleep on news that there may be problem with Ohio and counts. I turned off the TV and was upset. I went out to fill bird feeders. This will sound silly to some, I suppose but I looked at the sky and there was a rainbow and for some reason it struck me that was a sign it was going to be ok. God was telling me relax. :) It was incredibly beautiful. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Afternoon Billie
I love seeing President Bush and First Lady Laura. They can't fake that happiness and love. It's so beautiful to see them together. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

LOL!!! :)

[STARWISE]

Oh yes ... he's on the happiest of Happy Trails ..though I never was blessed to meet him, I can see that Texas grin now. Carry on, Cowboy ~~~ be our Angel.

[luvie]

hee-hee!

[The Mayor]

This is my favorite pic of all of them, he was looking right at me. : )


President Bush visits Erie PA. in 04

[Diver Dave]

The very same morning Al Gore landed in Miami.
However, it as in pouring rain and he had a *black umbrella* over his head
as he came down the steps..:))
Prophetic "pictures are worth a thousand words" images, eh?!

I found a photo of that LadyX

Poor ol' ALGORE...