A Day in the Life of President Bush - (photos) - 8.15.06

Whitehouse.gov, Yahoo.com; Reuters | 8.15.06 | ohioWfan

[ohioWfan]

Today President Bush traveled to the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Virginia to attend a briefing. Following the briefing, the President made a statement to the press, crediting the agency for its part in foiling the terror plot in England last week.

FR's Finest has done a thread on "Twins" and there's a great photo collage of the President's and First Lady's lovely daughters right HERE . (Thanks to Dolly for the link!)

Enjoy your trip to Sanity Island on the Daily Dose!!

[ohioWfan]

Quote of the Day: THE PRESIDENT: It's been my honor to be here at the NCTC. A couple of observations: One, that of the work being done here by some really fine Americans because from different agencies in our government, America is safer than it has been. But it's not yet safe. The enemy has got an advantage when it comes to attacking our homeland - they've got to be right one time, and we've got to be right a hundred percent of the time to protect the American people.

I'm proud to report that there's a lot of good folks that are working hard to see to it that we're right a hundred percent of the time. And I want to thank all the people in this building and around our government who spend an incredible amount of time and energy and effort to do a very difficult job, and that's to protect the American people.

Recently we saw the fruits of their labor in conjunction with their counterparts in Great Britain. Because of the good work in Great Britain and because of the help of the people there at NCTC, we disrupted a terror plot, a plot where people were willing to kill innocent life to achieve political objectives. And that plot is -- and this building and the work going on here really is indicative of the challenge we face, not only this week, but this year and the years to come, because the United States of America is engaged in a war against a extremist group of folks bound together by an ideology, willing to use terror to achieve their objectives.

Our most solemn duty in the federal government is to protect the American people, and I will assure the American people that we're doing everything in our power to protect you. And we've got some good assets, and the best asset we have is the people, people represented right here in this building.

So I've come to listen and learn and to look at reforms that have been put in place. And I've also come to thank the good people who work here and elsewhere in our government for doing what they are doing.

Thank you very much. (Applause.)

[My2Cents]

Yo!

[ohioWfan]

DOSE PING!!! Please refrain from posting or reposting photos until the ALL CLEAR is given!

(Photo server trouble again today, so this will be brief! Anyone who finds others may feel free to add them after the ALL CLEAR).

[Theresawithanh]

Yahooo! Hit refresh and the dose pops up!

[ohioWfan]

Attending the briefing.......

From left are Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, White House deputy chief of staff Joel Kaplan, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, Bush, White House homeland security adviser Frances Townsend, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

[ohioWfan]

Making his statement to the press following the briefing.....Standing with President Bush are, from left: White House Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend; Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte; CIA Director Michael Hayden; and Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Vice Admiral John Scott Redd.........

[Miss Marple]

I'm here for a bit. I will be back later this evening.

[ohioWfan]

[ohioWfan]

And leaving the Counter Terrorism Center.............

[ohioWfan]

You're FIRST, My2Cents! Congrats!

[ohioWfan]

A bit early tonight..........CONGRATS on being second, Theresa!

[ohioWfan]

Actually, I've got to leave shortly myself, Miss Marple.

I'll be back later after dinner.....

ALL CLEAR!!

[Just A Nobody]

Hi Ohio! Love the pic of the day! Thank you for the Dose!

[ohioWfan]

Oops............found one more that I missed.......

[stopem]

Ohio! Thanks for a great Dose, anyone who could possibly question the sincerity of this Honorable Man, I saw the speech and you could just see the concern and resolve while saying He will keep us safe. He means it!!

[ohioWfan]

I thought it was kind of a cool expression.

And you're welcome! :)

[ohioWfan]

He IS keeping us safe..........and will do everything in his power.........with the help of the Lord..........that he can do to make sure we stay safe.

Anyone who doesn't recognize that is fooling himself.

[Just A Nobody]

Thanks also for the link to the Twins Day celebration! When you said Dolly did it, I just KNEW it was in Twinsburg.

Another great collage Dolly. The twins are beautiful in a very clean all American sort of way.

[lysie]

Thanks, oWf.

[Brasil]

Another winner. Thanks.