A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 10-23-06

www.yahoo.com/news/ www.whitehouse.gov/news/ ^ | 23rd October 2006 | Snugs

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QUOTE OF THE DAY
President Bush Meets with Small Business Owners and Community Bankers
Urban Trust Bank
Washington, D.C.

THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank Bob Johnson and Dwight Bush for hosting this meeting here at the Urban Trust Bank. I also want to thank Tim and Tony and Kathy for joining us. These are local entrepreneurs who are living the American Dream, which is, they've started their own businesses; they're growing their own businesses; they are hoping to expand and hire more people.

One of the great things about America is that somebody can start with nothing and end up with something when it comes to business. People can have a dream, and they can work hard to achieve that dream. And the role of government, it seems to me, is to make sure that the dreamers are rewarded for their hard work and their ingenuity and success. And the best way to do that is to reduce taxes on people. The more money a entrepreneur has in his or her pocket, the more likely it is he or she will be able to expand that business, which will create jobs.

Government has got to be careful about the regulations it passes. We've got to be careful about the number of lawsuits that threaten these young companies. Government can do well at helping to team up with private corporations to enhance capital flows. But the strength of this economy depends upon the strength of the small business sector.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

President George W. Bush is welcomed by Bob Johnson, founder and chairman of the RLJ Companies, to the Urban Trust Bank for a discussion on the economy with small business owners and community bankers, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006 in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush sits with Bob Johnson, founder and chairman of the RLJ Companies, and Kathy Boden, right, president and CEO of Blue House Water Solutions , during a meeting to discuss the economy with small business owners and community bankers, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006 at the Urban Trust Bank in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Eric Draper

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Weekend

President George W. Bush speaks during a video teleconference with Vice President Dick Cheney, on screen, and military commanders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Pictured from left are National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, Deputy National Security Advisor J.D. Crouch, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State on Iraq David Satterfield, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Army General John Abizaid and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine General Peter Pace. White House photo by Eric Draper

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Today

A Marine honorguard waits behind the doors at the South Portico of the White House to open the doors for US President George W. Bush

President George W. Bush at the South Portico of the White House

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President Bush, right, and first Lady Laura Bush walk out of the White House to greet Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush welcome Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden to the White House Monday, Oct. 23, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper

[MamaB]

You are not the only one. I have had an extremely bad few days. Last Thursday night, the phone rang while I was busy in the kitchen. I was just going to let the machine get it but it was one of my husband's friends and he sounded very, very upset. I answered the phone, dirty hands and all. He said he had been watching a fishing show and it reminded him of the ones they took for many, many years. He started crying and that got me started. I finally quit about 5:30 AM the next morning. He and another friend are going to come down and go through all of hubby's bass fishing "stuff" and see what needs to be given to friends, what needs to be sold, and what if anything needs to be tossed. There is so much stuff in the basement that is new with the price tags still on them.

Plus, my fibromyalgia and costo has been acting up so that has made me feel really, really awful. I know that I am going to have to have some more injections in my chest area and those hurt! Plus, there is the risk of puncturing a lung.

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President George W. Bush (L) greets Sweden's King Carl Gustav at the White House in Washington October 23, 2006

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President Bush , second from right, and first Lady Laura Bush , second from left, greet Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, right, and Queen Silvia, left, on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006

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President George W. Bush and Laura Bush welcome Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden to the White House Monday, Oct. 23, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

President Bush, second from left, and first Lady Laura Bush, second from right, participate in a photo op with Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, right, and Queen Silvia, left, on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006

President George W. Bush (L) and first lady Laura Bush (2nd R) escort Sweden's King Carl Gustav (R) and Queen Silvia (2nd L) into the White House in Washington October 23, 2006

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President Bush poses for a photo with crew members of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-121), Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-115), and Space Station Expeditions 11, 12, and 13 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006. Front row, from left are, Steve W. Lindsey, Stephanie D. Wilson, the president, Lisa M. Nowak, and Mark E, Kelly. Second row, from left are, Steven Maclean, Christopher J. Ferguson, Jeffrey N. Williams and Michael E, Fossum. Third row, from left are, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Daniel C. Burbank and Piers J. Sellers. Fourth row, from left are, Brett W. Jett, Jr., William S. McArthur, John Phillips and Joseph R. Tanner.

President George W. Bush stands with crew members of the Space Shuttle Discovery, the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Space Station Expeditions 11, 12, and 13 Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, in the East Room of the White House. With the President in the front row, from left, are: Col. Steve Lindsey, Stephanie Wilson, Cmdr. Lisa Nowak, and Cmdr. Mark Kelly. Second row: Steven MacLean, Capt. Chris Ferguson, Col. Jeff Williams and Mike Fossum. Third row: Cmdr. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Cmdr. Dan Burbank and Dr. Piers Sellers. Top row: Capt. Brent Jett, Jr., Col. Bill McArthur, Jr. and Joe Tanner. White House photo by Eric Draper