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.
With European children.
With American children.
With the kids and the troops, those really shine and get to me .. and he really has that gift of universal love for everyone. Thank you.
Hello, Dog. You sure are first today. :)
Snugs, Dog wants his toaster. ;-)
Well, this thread IS about children. ;-)
What a great job you did. It brings happy tears and smiles to my face. Thank you.
Hello, Conor. Good evening where you are, afternoon here in Los Angeles. :)
Yep, top 10. :)
GWB and his wife genuinely love kids. That's clear every time we see photos of them with children.
That one touches me a lot.
Hi Theresa. I'm glad you're enjoying this edition of the Dose. I think most folks in the Dose community love photos of President and Mrs. Bush with children because the two are so genuine with kids.
This is a truly beautiful edition of the Dose, Wolfstar. Thank you so much for these pictures showing the love and kindness of our President and Laura, a real First Lady in every respect.
Although I'm no longer sure photos like these would be welcome in the larger FR forum, I know Dose folks will always enjoy them. Means a lot to me. :)
You are most sincerely welcome. I'm happy to do it for y'all.
You're most welcome, Carolinamom. Thank God for George and Laura, that's all I can say.
You know, he's taken unmerciful pounding from the rabid left for staying in that classroom for several minutes on 9/11 rather than jumping up and scaring the kids half to death in the process. But he's never once said any words of regret for having done so. Courage and class is that man.
((((Nothin' short of totally sweet pics today!
Great idea this theme!))))
Congrats on getting the T today.
Hi Maj. Glad you enjoyed it. I know Saturdays in August are slow and not many people will see this special thread. But this one mattered a lot to me, so it matters not how few eyes might see it.
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