A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 6.27.06

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov ^ | Tuesday June 27, 2006 | GretchenM

[GretchenM]

The president jogged at the White House with a soldier who lost both legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq.

He met with the 2006 Democracy Award winners.

Bush addressed the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in Washington regarding the line item veto he wants Congress to pass.

Secretary of State Rice is in Pakistan. (Despite the security escort she has, this is still a dangerous place for her to visit and I applaud her personal courage.).

[GretchenM]

QUOTE: "A line-item veto would be a vital tool that a President could use to target spending that lawmakers tack on to the large spending bills. ... The President could approve the spending that is necessary, could red-line spending that is not, and then let the Congress decide whether or not the President is right. It's a fair process; I believe it's a necessary process."

President Bush holds Miss Beazley after jogging with Army Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge, 23, from Eugene, OR, who lost both legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq

[GretchenM]

Dose on the way!

Please wait to post or repost photos till the All Clear.

[GretchenM]

Talking about the line-item veto [end to national pork] legislation he wants Congress to pass

[patriciaruth]

Hi.

[GretchenM]

The Jog
Bush runs with U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Christian Bagge, 23, of Eugene, OR. President Bush met Sgt. Bagge at Brooke Army Medical Center Jan. 1, 2006, where he promised to run with Sgt. Brooke. Since then, Sgt. Brooke has reenlisted to active duty.

[GretchenM]

[GretchenM]

Oops - the congrats are for YOU.

[GretchenM]

[GretchenM]

Miss Beazley adds to the moment

Shaking hands after the jog

[GretchenM]

With 2006 Democracy Award winners, from left to right: Alfred Taban of Sudan, Reginald Matchaba-Hove of Zimbabwe, and Zainab Bangura of Sierra Leone. The award is given by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a private, nonprofit, bipartisan organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world.

[DTogo]

I'd love to see the President bring a few of these HEROES to a press briefing and let them tell the MSM and DNC Cut-n-Runners how important it is to complete the mission.

[GretchenM]

Condi arriving in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

with Pakistani officials upon her arrival at military base in Rawalpindi "on a mission to make Pakistan and Afghanistan stop their bickering and work better together to fight resurgent Taliban forces." (Yahoo caption)

[GretchenM]

Rice addresses a joint news conference with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khursheed Kasuri at President House in Islamabad, Pakistan. Rice praised two key allies in the fight against terrorism, calling Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai two leaders the world is lucky to have.

[GretchenM]

[GretchenM]

The White House web site was slow getting photos posted of the jog; there may be more later.

Snugs is going to post photos from an event last night.

[GretchenM]

Here! Here! I am sure he wouldn't have any problems finding them either.

[snugs]

What wonderful photos of the day

[GretchenM]

Hi snugs.

It took the WH a long time to put their pictures up of the jog, which delayed the posting, but they were worth the wait.

Love Miss B. being in it.

[snugs]

What wonderful photos and Miss Beazley as well

[homemom]

Hi Gretchen and all!

Hope it was a good day for everyone.