A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos) 12-15-06

http://www.defenselink.mil/;http://www.whitehouse.gov/ ^ | 12-15-06 | onyx

[onyx]

Welcome to Sanity Island. It's been a busy and memorable day.

Today, President Bush led the Pentegon's Farewell to Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld.

Full story here.

President Bush, right, congratulates outgoing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, second from left, during a farewell ceremony in his honor at the Pentagon, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006. Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman, Gen. Peter Pace, second from right. applaud. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Bush also Honored Medal of Freedom Recipients in the East Room.

Fellow recipients of the 2006 Presidential Medal of Freedom applaud as President George W. Bush bestows the honor on David McCullough during ceremonies Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at the White House. Said the President, "This chronicler of other times is one of the eminent Americans of our time. The nation owes a debt of gratitude to a fine author and a fine man." White House photo by Shealah Craighead

Photo of the Day: (but all are wonderful)

Quotes of the Day

"The record of Don Rumsfeld's tenure is clear; … there has been more profound change at the Department of Defense over the past six years than at any time since the department's creation in the late 1940s.”

“On his watch, NATO sent its forces to defend a young democracy in Afghanistan more than 3,000 miles from Europe, the first time NATO has deployed outside the North Atlantic area in the history of the alliance."

“Most importantly, he worked to establish a culture in the Pentagon that rewards innovation and intelligent risk-taking and encourages our military and civilian leaders to challenge established ways of thinking."

"These changes were not easy to make, but Rumsfeld’s determination and leadership led to the best equipped, best trained and most experienced military in the world. “This man knows how to lead, and he did, and the country is better off for it.”

[STARWISE]

Aww ... I'm sorry to hear that. Did he get what you had?
I know you're taking good care. Hope he feels better soon, O.

[onyx]

I should have stayed out of the trenches tonight --- I am getting a headache. I want to lie down while I watch the ceremony. I will try to be back later, but if I'm not, "thanks everybody for the grandest company on the whole of FR."

[radiohead]

No. I haven't been first for awhile.

[La Enchiladita]

Good night, onyx. Rest well.

[snugs]

I did a screen grab/capture in Photo Studio, cropped it and saved it as a jpeg and put it in one of my photobucket albums

[snugs]

Good it was just that someone said you were last week but I could not rememeber that

[snugs]

[STARWISE]

Aaah ... great idea .. thank you. And I LOVE that dress on you .. very lovely. The color is super.

[texicali]

Rummy has put his resignation in for about a year now....each time the President refused to accept it...he did now because he did not Rummy to have to testify with the loonies in charge of the oversight committees now...Rummy didn't deserve that and our President knew it so this is how it was handled

[SnarlinCubBear]

If anyone is still on this thread, and so inclined, please say a prayer for my little Emma. She's very ill tonight. She's in Urgent Care, with heart failure. I will see her at home tomorrow, I know, and we would appreciate your sincere prayers in her behalf. Many thanks -

[onyx]

I'm just here to say "good night" --- she has my prayers. I feel very upset and worried too.

[SuziQ]

I just saw the final few minutes of Rumsfeld's speech on FoxNews. He got kinda fahklempt at the end there. It was extremely touching.

[SuziQ]

It says a lot about him, methinks......

It does, Ohio; it says he shows respect for that person.

[SuziQ]

ROTFL! Those are great!

[DollyCali]

Wondeful post starwise! great tribute!

thank you!!!

[beyond the sea]

If anyone is still on this thread, and so inclined, please say a prayer for my little Emma.

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Prayers from here ........ a very, very sweet looking dear animal.

[MEG33]

Thank you Onyx for the Dose..The ceremony and speeches left me teary eyed..

I am so grateful we had Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld.

[MEG33]

Merry Christmas,snugs.
Cheney made me weepy..He gave a wonderful tribute.

[STARWISE]

Aww .. she's beautiful. Prayers up that she be healed and back in your loving arms.

[onyx]

fahklempt?