A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 6.29.06

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov, washingtonpost.com, foxnews.com ^ | Thursday June 29, 2006 | GretchenM

[GretchenM]

President Bush and Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi held a press conference (text and video here) at the White House to discuss the war on terror, defending freedom and democracy, promoting regional security and prosperity in Asia (including North Korea), and enhancing closer cooperation on global economic issues (including Japan now agreeing to open its markets to US beef). This is Koizumi's farewell visit, as he steps down from his position as Prime Minister in September.

President and Mrs. Bush will host an official dinner tonight for the Prime Minister.

Secretary of State Rice continues her G8 Foreign Minister Summit visit in Moscow, before a July 15-17 summit of G8 leaders, to be held in St. Petersburg and hosted for the first time by Russian President Putin.

The US Supreme Court issued its ruling on the use of Guantanamo Bay. Bush told reporters Thursday that he would like to work with Congress to determine whether passing legislation setting up military tribunals is a valid option. Bush said, "The American people need to know this ruling, as I understand it, won't cause killers to be put out on the street. I was told this was not going to be the case … one thing I'm not going to do is jeopardize the safety of the American people."

Twins' News WaPo gossip column: Jenna Bush is reportedly going to take a teaching job in Latin America, potentially leaving around the end of summer. (Barbara recently moved to Manhattan, where she has a job in education programming at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.)

[Majie Purple]

Really nice P O A shot of F L Laura!
Thanks for the Dose today.

[pollyannaish]

Thanks for the dose today, neighbor. ; )

Great pics. I love Mr. Japanese "Love Me Tender" Prime Minister!

[Fudd Fan]

"P O A"?

You do NOT want to know what that conjures up...~!

[GretchenM]

[GretchenM]

You bet.
It's so much more interesting to put the Dose together when there's company in town.

[altura]

Gotta disagree, the dress is gorgeous and Laura adds the color!

[GretchenM]

Did you happen to hear PM Koizumi say his thanks to the American people at the end of the presser? I laughed and laughed because it was such a surprise, so ... regular-guy-like.

[snugs]

Congratulations

[GretchenM]

That is one big honker of a toaster. Almost life size.

Did Jim Robinson increase your budget for the summer quarter? ;-)

[retrokitten]

"It's wasn't me! The NyQuil made me do it!"

LMAO!!!

I had to run the eye doctor and he recommended me to some kind of eye clinic as a precaution. :-( Hopefully it's nothing, but send me some good thoughts just in case.

[GretchenM]

[Majie Purple]

"BRING ON THE BABES! Oh wait! This is BUSH'S presidency, not Bubba's. "Greeting children during an official welcoming ceremony" "

Great caption!

Vive la difference!

BUSH vs clinton... MAN vs boy... DAY vs night...

[snugs]

:0)

I have just realised it has 3 slots I thought toasters normally had 2 or 4 not 3 or do American ones have 3?

[pollyannaish]

FWIW, you know we won by the fact that the Japanese have been such American culture fans over the years.

Elvis, Levis and Harley Davidsons!

[GretchenM]

I dislike that color in general so maybe that's why it just doesn't hit a home run for me in the color category, as well as I can't get past the color to focus on Laura enough.

[GretchenM]

I think that toaster factory is located too close to a nuclear facility.

[retrokitten]

He's not nekkid, but his pants leave nothing to the imagination

Oh no!! I'm too late to warn Gretchen not to look at that creepy picture!!!

[Wolfstar]

It's so much more interesting to put the Dose together when there's company in town.

This is true. Did you see the story that said the President and First Lady gave Koizumi a refurbished 1954 juke box preloaded with 25 Elvis records? Here's what the First Lady said: ""Prime Minister Koizumi searched the keys and found `I Want You, I Need You, I Love You,'" First Lady Laura Bush said. "He and the president sang a duet."

LOL! Like Jonny said, there has to be a clip of that somewhere.

[mystery-ak]

Jonny has more toasters than me?......Noooooooooooooooooo!

[pollyannaish]

LOL. Evening Snugs.

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