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A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 12.19.06
yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov ^
| Tuesday December 19, 2006
| GretchenM
Posted on 12/19/2006 4:51:49 PM PST by GretchenM
It was a day for bill signing as the president signed S. 843, the Combating Autism Act of 2006; S. 3678, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act; and H.R. 6143, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006.
VP Cheney is to be a defense witness (for Lewis Libby) in the Valerie Plane case.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Free Republic; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: dickcheney; georgewbush; laurabush; sanityisland
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To: snugs
Sometimes I just get a craving for green lima beans and tonight was one of them. The one vegetable I absolutely cannot be trusted to cook is frozen lima beans. I almost always overcook (turn them to mush) or undercook them.
And the rice is brown rice from Trader Joe's. It is very, very good. Not like white rice at all. I add butter, salt, and pepper to it even if I'm going to serve it under a sauce.
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:21:55 PM PST
by
GretchenM
(What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
To: Jewels1091
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:22:34 PM PST
by
GretchenM
(What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
To: GretchenM
Thank you dear Gretchen for the great Dose tonight.. interesting .. could there be any WORSE pix of our Condi? she is gorgeous, energetic etc.. the pix the media chose.. well, let's just say are NOT flattering nor the trend of pix on her/activities etc.
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12/19/2006 8:23:16 PM PST
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: onyx
Here it is - it was called just Monroe obviously a copy of the real thing :o) - but I liked it, next to it is the perfume I normally wear Lily of the Valley - I like fruit or flower perfume mainly.
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:25:02 PM PST
by
snugs
((An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME))
To: snugs
Monro with no e. Let me have a look at the Internet. :)
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:26:27 PM PST
by
onyx
(Phillip Rivers, LT and the San Diego Chargers! WOO-HOO!)
To: GretchenM
I LOVE green Lima's.. I made a recipe (years ago :& I WILL do it again soon).. with the frozen.. add a mixture of sauteed onions, (butter), almonds, swiss cheese & cream (or sour cream?.. wonderful.
I used to serve it w/ steak.. now as a boring vegetarian I dont.. but it was good. The beans are rather dry/tasteless BUT healthy & this recipe gave them some PIZZAZ
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:26:46 PM PST
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: Jewels1091
Yes you are correct but we have no such ban in Britain
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:26:47 PM PST
by
snugs
((An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME))
To: DollyCali
Evening, Dolly. Nice to know there's a fellow lima bean lover out there. The canned baby beans I had tonight were moist, tender, and delish.
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:28:03 PM PST
by
GretchenM
(What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
To: snugs
Looks like
e-bay "might" have it.
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:28:22 PM PST
by
onyx
(Phillip Rivers, LT and the San Diego Chargers! WOO-HOO!)
To: GretchenM
I have never had "Fresh".. just frozen. I am sure they are delightful.
there are a few vegetables I dont eat..Mushrooms (alergic), asparagus(DO NOT LIKE).. well, guess that is it. A few I am not CRAZY about, but do eat/enjoy
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12/19/2006 8:30:48 PM PST
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DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: GretchenM; YaYa123
So glad I missed the unbelievable press briefing today.
Q May we ask, just so that you don't say, you never asked so that's why we haven't told you -- is the Vice President well these days? Has there been any medical incident that would be of interest to the American public?
Just who was the smart ass (David Gregory?) who wasted time trying to be cute? Also curious as to whether the idiotic back and forth questions were from a variety of reporters or just one, named Paula.
yaya after reading #9 and #13 is there any wonder newspaper circulation is hitting rock bottom?
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12/19/2006 8:32:32 PM PST
by
StarFan
To: DollyCali
I can't stand canned asparagus but I LOVE the fresh stuff, sauteed in butter and garlic salt for a few minutes till it turns bright green. Yum!
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:34:56 PM PST
by
GretchenM
(What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
To: snugs; Mama_Bear; JustAmy
Lily of valley is such a gentle, sweet scent.
I have a lot of plants in yard.. it is considered a ground cover that can be "offensively overbearing" but NOT to me.
I love to pick the flower spikes & put them in a small vase & enjoy the delightful fragrance. It is not one (yet) that Ihave used for bath soaks.. I LOVE fresh plants for this & my baths are often a hoot with various herbs floating around with me & the oils/salts along the way.
LONG day.. glad I am not spending night at hospital as I originally planned. Ah, the uncertainty of life & our vain human "plans"
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:34:58 PM PST
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: GretchenM
Fresh asparagus: Place on cookie sheet -- drizzle with EVOO and garlic salt. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. You will forever love asparagus.
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12/19/2006 8:36:58 PM PST
by
onyx
(Phillip Rivers, LT and the San Diego Chargers! WOO-HOO!)
To: StarFan
Sorry, StarFan, I didn't listen to the presser, just read the text, which doesn't list reporters' names, so I don't know which ones asked these inane questions.
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:37:07 PM PST
by
GretchenM
(What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
To: GretchenM
maybe I have just never had it cooked "right"..
people always told me that about liver. I said I & any child in womb would die before I would eat liver. PERIOD
I think I can at my OLDER N DIRT age dance circles around most liver enthusiasts/eaters.
the challenge is extended..
lol
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:37:37 PM PST
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: DollyCali
onyx writes:
Fresh asparagus: Place on cookie sheet -- drizzle with EVOO and garlic salt. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. You will forever love asparagus.
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:38:20 PM PST
by
GretchenM
(What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
To: onyx
what is evoo onyx? can it be used with other veggies?
I LOVE the crux veggies.. have not found any way I dislike them
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:38:36 PM PST
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: GretchenM; DollyCali
Asparagus is now my favorite veggie.
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posted on
12/19/2006 8:39:35 PM PST
by
onyx
(Phillip Rivers, LT and the San Diego Chargers! WOO-HOO!)
To: All
Too bad I didn't see this in time to include it in the Dose's front page.
Bush to Expand Size of Military
\http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755986/posts
Washington Post ^ | 19-Dec-06 | Peter Baker
President Bush said today that he plans to expand the size of the U.S. military to meet the challenges of a long-term global war against terrorists, a response to warnings that sustained deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have stretched the armed forces to near the breaking point.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Bush said he has instructed newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to report back to him with a plan to increase ground forces. The president gave no estimates about how many troops may be added but indicated that he agreed with suggestions in the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill that the current military is stretched too thin to cope with the demands placed on it.
"I'm inclined to believe that we do need to increase our troops -- the Army, the Marines," Bush said in the Oval Office session. "And I talked about this to Secretary Gates and he is going to spend some time talking to the folks in the building, come back with a recommendation to me about how to proceed forward on this idea."
The president's decision comes at a time when he is rethinking his strategy in Iraq and considering, among other options, a short-term surge in troop levels to try to secure violence-torn Baghdad. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are resisting the idea during internal debates in part out of the conviction that it will further strain already-pressed forces.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
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12/19/2006 8:40:21 PM PST
by
GretchenM
(What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
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