Posted on 06/29/2006 2:29:45 PM PDT by 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.)
Consolation prize. But you have to promise NO biting of the folks on the Dose. OK?
Here's your toaster:
And here's your marshmallows. Enjoy
Cute, kitkat. =)
"POA shot? The First Lady? "George, is that you?"
My turn to say:
hunh?
Whatchyoutalkin'bout Pollyannaish?
:)
Hmph. I will be in the lead again--oh yes. I will never go toaster-less again!!!
:)
Hi, Buddy!
I have 16 toasters? I must have lost one some where ... I thought this was my 15th.
The red circle which looks familiar to you was the mark on their airplanes...much as we have a design with our colors on many planes but no actual flag.
After WWII the flag was modified toget rid of the rising sun representation, which was too much associated with the Japanese military of WWII.
So when you see the present flag, you should realize this isn't the one our troops saw during the war.
AWESOME TOASTER! Thank you, Snugs!
I think we usually see leaders with a "guest" if they aren't married. This looks unusual to me. Maybe not.
Thanks for that.
Both still pull up the WW2 associations for me, and even though I wasn't alive then, WW2 shaped my and my family's lives tremendously.
I need a brain-cleansing on this one, I guess.
I definitely will.
"Pledge Of Allegiance"
WHEW!!
oh I get it now!
eeewww!
:)
I won't use that short hand anymore!
That Canadian is such a cutie!!
Even if you and Miss Scahlett have to dig that toaster out of the dirt with your bare hands? 
LOL. It's kind of funny now, huh?
I just figured that you were a really just the President under deep cover. He has said on the record that he thinks his wife is "hot."
LOL.
Or would you prefer I call you PMM? Or Maj? I don't like Maj, though. I reminds me of "Madge", which in turn reminds me of those Palm Olive commercials from the 70s :)
LOL--Gretchen's response to it was a mixture of shock, disgust and laughter :)
Oops. I need to add a "between" to my previous post.
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