Posted on 03/11/2007 3:10:54 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President and Mrs. Bush arrived in Bogota, Columbia today. His visit is a show of support for the Columbia, which is a staunch ally of the United States. The following AP/USA Today piece summarizes the visit.
Bush pays brief call on Colombia
Updated 41 mins. agoBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) President Bush renewed U.S. support to Colombia, a strong but drug and violence-plagued U.S. ally which receives more U.S. aid than any country outside the Middle East and Afghanistan. Bush arrived in the nation's capital on Sunday to meet with President Alvaro Uribe in a show of confidence for Uribe and Colombia's battle against narcoterrorists. But the stop was clouded by a political scandal involving Uribe, and security jitters had Bush staying only about six hours.
Colombia was the third country on the president's five-nation tour of Latin America. He began his journey in Brazil, flew here from Uruguay and was headed later Sunday to Guatemala. Bush last stops in Mexico before returning to Washington Wednesday.
It was Bogota's first visit from a sitting president since Ronald Reagan in 1982. Some 20,000 police and heavily armed troops will virtually shut off downtown Bogota to guard against a possible rebel attack.
PRESIDENTIAL SCHEDULE:
Mar. 14, President and Mrs. Bush arrive back in Washington from their trip to South America and Mexico. Mar. 15, House GOP Leader John Boehner (R-OH) chairs the NRCC March Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, headlined by President Bush.
Mar. 16, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern will meet in the White House with President Bush to discuss bilateral issues and Northern Ireland, and to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with their annual "Shamrock Ceremony."
LOL!
Looks like you didn't like that clock. Didja forget to set yours ahead?
Thanks for the trip to Sanity Island tonight. I needed it! :D
Awwwww..it looks like he is winking at her, too. Those two have such a wonderful relationship!
onyx should put a picture of a smashed BigSkyFreeper on her toaster, since she ran over him to win it!!!
LOL
Thanks for all of the links...great, as usual.
I loved the one by Fred Barnes...that Pres. Bush is driving the dems and MSM crazy because he is so upbeat and positive all of the time.
Ultimate checkmate!
Awww, bless your poor mother's heart. Try this to help her out. Those gossip magazines use the following excuse in court when they get sued: "Nobody believes it, so we're not breaking the law." In other words, they admit to lying. I've read that at least one of them admits to thinking up the crazy, untrue stories and then asks which writer wants to write it. If I remember correctly, that was also used an an excuse in court.
Z-z-z-z-zoom!~!
FOTFLOL!
I like that photo - Juan Valdes makes room for the tanks out in narcoterror territory, to help make President Bush's trip safe. Poor Colombia!
Hi snugs ---- the photo of the day will be fine and thank you for asking!
Ha ha ha ha ha --- I am ruthless. :0)
No argument!
What did you decide for dinner?
I Saw One of those Dreadful Papers Spouting Forth their Trash about my President as I was in the Check-Out Recently, and I Wish there was Some Way he could Sue the Pants Off them for Printing their Hideous Slanders. The People that Put that Garbage Together Must have Hearts as Hard as Stone. :(
Let's all meet here tomorrow night (3/12/07) by 10 PM EST so that we can 'chat' in real time during the President's interview with Greta!
Night all!
Catfish --- sauteed in butter with garlic ---- huge mistake, but I enjoyed it anyway. What did you have? I'll guess spaghetti....lol.
Nancy ~~ what a horrible thing to do to an elderly lady .. do you know this lady? prayers for you all and Jon.
snugs .. did you see this? What do you think?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/business/12haliburton.html?hp
What? no rice??
WOW --- I am impressed!
Sounds like a good plan
I see that I post the Dose on the day they return to US soil. Continued prayers for their safety.
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