Posted on 08/05/2006 2:18:44 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President and Mrs. Bush, and the dogs, are vacationing at their Crawford, TX, ranch for the next couple of week. However, no president is ever truly on vacation. Today, through White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who is at the ranch, President Bush issued a statement saying he is pleased with the draft UN resolution regarding the war in the Middle East. Here is an excerpt from the widely circulated AP story:
Bush Happy With Draft U.N. Resolution
By NEDRA PICKLER, The Associated Press
Aug 5, 2006 12:11 PM (46 mins ago)CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush has signed off on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending fighting in the Mideast and is "happy with the progress being made," his spokesman said Saturday.
But the president knows there could be a long road before violence stops, White House press secretary Tony Snow said.
"I don't think he has any delusions about what lies ahead," said Snow, accompanying Bush on his vacation to his private ranch.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley arrived at the ranch Saturday to consult with Bush as the full Security Council began discussions on the agreement reached by France and the United States.
The draft calls for Hezbollah to stop all attacks and for Israel to stop "offensive military operations." But it would allow Israel to defend itself if attacked.
Israel, backed by the U.S., has insisted it must have the right to respond if Hezbollah launches missiles against it.
In an important, but largely overlooked domestic story, Congress sent a major pension overhaul bill to President Bush yesterday for his signature. Here's an excerpt from the story on ABC News:
Congress Sends Major Pension Overhaul Legislation to President Bush
By JIM ABRAMSWASHINGTON Aug 4, 2006 (AP)— Congress passed major pension legislation designed to assure American workers, including millions of baby boomers nearing the end of their working careers, that the pensions they have been promised will be there when they retire.
The Senate, in its last vote before adjourning for a four-week summer break, approved the 900-page bill that compels employers with defined-benefit pension plans to meet their funding obligations and seeks to prevent companies from terminating plans and shifting the financial burden to the taxpayer. The House passed the bill last week.
PRESIDENTIAL VACATION SCHEDULE: From the White House press gaggle by Tony Snow.
The President's day today: he got up early, received his national security briefing, recorded the radio address -- which is about border security and immigration. Then he went out and did some brush-cutting and trail-clearing, followed by a bike ride, and will be doing other vacation relaxation sort of things for the rest of the day.The week ahead has more of the same, through Wednesday. On Thursday, the President will participate in a tour of Fox Valley Metal-Tech, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he will make a statement on the economy. While in Wisconsin, the President will attend a 'Gard for Congress' reception in Oneida, before returning to Crawford for the rest of the vacation, such as it is.
On the 11th, he'll attend a Republican National Committee reception and barbecue at Broken Spoke Ranch in Crawford. Then he'll spend Saturday in Crawford and return to the White House at a time to be determined on Sunday, the 13th.
The president plans to return to his ranch near the end of the month for a few days. But that trip is scheduled to be interrupted with other travel away from Texas, including a visit to the Gulf Coast to mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
WOW....I should have done that...thank you very much...
Too late--I'm headed north as I type :)
No--I have rights! I'll sue you for emancipation!!! ;)
Rights....you have no rights as long as you live in this house.....go live with kitkat, then you'll see how bad you have it here......all I did was ask one little question...but....noooooooooooo!
I am, thanks. The heat finally broke and I could go outside without melting :)
Hope things are cooler where you are.
Thanks for asking. I got DSL last November through my phone company which, at the time, was SBC. It worked great until sometime this spring, maybe not so coincidentially about the time SBC became AT&T. It's been erratic ever since.
I've called tech support multiple times. They've run diagnostics, checked the line, etc. Said they couldn't find anything wrong. Now they want me to take time off work so they can send a technician to my house, poke around my computer and charge me $60 for the privilege. Nothing doing.
I asked them to send me a new modem (I'll send the old one back) and new software, just in case that's where the problem is. I told them if that doesn't work, I'm canceling all of my services with AT&T. Land line, DSL, phone message service. The works. I'll get a cell phone, a new ISP, and go wireless.
***..go live with kitkat, then you'll see how bad you have it here......all I did was ask one little question...but....noooooooooooo!***
Are you casting aspersions on the nice little dunge....er room I gave Jonny in my basement? WELL, if a straw pallet isn't good enough for him, then I suggest that you and Mike take responsibility for the little chap. He has no home, you know! I plan to outfit him with boxes of matches and send him out Christmas Eve to sell them.
One little question??? You asked THREE questions in one post!
Forget it. I'm going to go stay with Kitkat--indefinitely! At least she leaves me alone!!!
That's right ...
Sometimes she forgets about me all together ... down here in the basement ...
in the dark ...
with no sunlight coming through those barred windows ...
with no food ...
or water ...
and something furry crawling over my feet that hope is a cat ... ...
TAKE ME BACK, MYSTERY!!! I'M SORRY!!! I'll tell you everything--just don't make go back to that crazy woman's house!!! Waaaaaaaaah!
That sounds like a good punishment for his insolence....a little fresh air is always good btw.....
TAKE ME BACK, MYSTERY!!! I'M SORRY!!! I'll tell you everything--just don't make go back to that crazy woman's house!!! Waaaaaaaaah!
Do you promise to tell me everything?.....btw...do you have a girlfriend?.....
Let me back in, Buddy!! Pleassssssssse!
For Pete's sake ... you're almost as bad as my real mom ...
I thought you were going to bed, LOL
***TAKE ME BACK, MYSTERY!!! I'M SORRY!!! I'll tell you everything--just don't make go back to that crazy woman's house!!! Waaaaaaaaah!***
Sob...my heart is broken. (La la la la la lah) Oh, by the way, I hate to tell you but your pet rats escaped through the sewer.
I can't...Mike's watching SciFi now....I'll have to wait til he nods off to grab the remote....
Swmob...: " "Toaster"
10 second rule?"
Not sure what you mean but today I was congratulating Silent Jonny...
I congratulate each winner, each day...
Did I miss congratulating you at some point?
Is that what you mean?
Yuck--losing power during a heat wave is the worst.
"...(Is "purple-ish-ness" a word? ;)"
It works for me!
;OD
Thanks again!
I'm sure you've gone to their online diagnostics site and checked your site and connection yourself, right?
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