Posted on 03/26/2006 5:13:53 PM PST by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady, accompanied by the Secretary of State, returned from Camp David earlier today. It will be a momentous week in Washington as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a military commissions case, and the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on Sen. Russ Feingold's call to censure the President over the wiretap controversy. In this mix of venality and stupidity, there is some happier news:
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds announced Friday that President George W. Bush will throw out the first pitch prior to the Reds' opening game against the Chicago Cubs on Monday April 3, at 2:10 p.m. (et) at Great American Ball Park.President Bush's father, George Herbert Walker Bush, threw out the first pitch at the inaugural regular-season game at Great American Ball Park in 2003.
George W. Bush will be the first sitting president ever to throw out an opening day first pitch in the city of Cincinnati and just the second sitting president to attend a baseball game in the Queen City, William Howard Taft being the other in 1912.
The Washington Post story about the military tribunals Supreme Court case:
Court Case Challenges Power of President (click title link to read complete story)
Military Tribunals' Legitimacy at Issue
By Charles Lane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 26, 2006Seized by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Osama bin Laden's former chauffeur is now seeking victory over President Bush in a new arena: the Supreme Court.
In oral arguments Tuesday, an attorney for Salim Ahmed Hamdan will ask the justices to declare unconstitutional the U.S. military commission that plans to try him for conspiring with his former boss to carry out terrorist attacks.
This story is great! Vice President Cheney took on the Democrats for their attacks on the President over the wiretap matter.
Cheney on attack after Dems call Bush 'dangerously incompetent' (click title link to read complete story)
Saturday, March 25, 2006 6:46 PM CSTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney blasted Democrats for opposing provisions of the Patriot Act and criticizing President Bush's approval of secret wiretaps for domestic surveillance at a fundraising lunch Friday.
Two days after Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid called Bush “dangerously incompetent,” Cheney said if Democrats were capable of handling the war on terror, “Then I ought to be singing on American Idol.”
“The president and I welcome the debate, because every voter in America needs to know how the leaders of the Democratic party view the war on terror,” he said at the event for U.S. Rep. Ric Keller, R-Orlando.
THE WEEK AHEAD: Not much news available today about next week's presidential schedule. I was only able to find this: President Bush will welcome President Olusegun Obasanjo of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the White House March 29.
Nope...But I know how to search out stuff I get pings to now...Old hat at that now...Thanks for asking though...For making sure I knew of it...
aawwww, Mrs. Barbara Bush... how I love that woman!
if you like comics ask him to be added to list. :) good way to
start out the day.
Got THAT right... and censured too.
Imagine what the dems will be brazen enough to do if they ever regain congressional power. It's scary.
Congrats & enjoy!
sweet thanks you snugs! someone over in the general chit chat area is looking for someone from GB to help them with something. Have you talked to them yet?
That is a priceless photo of the VP!
As I remember, such behaviour by Congressmen was unheard of during World War II. Everyone, even those who had been isolationists before, got behind and supported the President.
Feingold is too young to remember but he should read some history.
you will probably win the next one. :)
There are NO bad photos of Barney Bush... just look at the eyes on him!
Do you have link? or the Freepers name?
Its up on my profile page :0)
Okay...this has just become my new favorite puppy picture...thanks for posting, snugs.
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LOL! censured, thanks for the correction. I was too infuritated to see straight much less type correctly.
"you will probably win the next one. :)"
Nice of you to say so but highly unlikely...Had it not been for the hours of FR off-line biz and me checking so often to see if it was on again I wouldn't have made it in 1st yesterday! LOL x 2...I'm really glad I did though...
Lol I love that! We should redeploy the Democrats. THAT would really make our country safer.
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