Posted on 12/19/2008 6:52:25 PM PST by silent_jonny
This morning President Bush announced that government loans will be provided to auto companies to help prevent their collapse. The President also reminded the automakers—and their unions—that they got themselves into this mess and if they plan to survive, they must reform now. (Transcript)
President Bush: The terms of the loans will require auto companies to demonstrate how they would become viable. They must pay back all their loans to the government, and show that their firms can earn a profit and achieve a positive net worth. This restructuring will require meaningful concessions from all involved in the auto industry -- management, labor unions, creditors, bondholders, dealers, and suppliers …The automakers and unions must understand what is at stake, and make hard decisions necessary to reform.
On a more pleasant note, President & Mrs. Bush attended the unveiling of their portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. (Transcript)
Joining the First Couple for the unveiling were Vice President Dick Cheney, Chief Justice John Roberts and members of the White House staff.
Mrs. Bush: With so many familiar faces here today, it gives me the opportunity to thank all of you for your support and friendship over the past eight years. President Bush and I have had such a special privilege of being able to represent the people of the United States. We'll return to Texas with cherished memories of our friends, our staff, and our time at the White House. Thank you for joining us at this moment of reflection and celebration. May God bless you all. (Applause.)
This afternoon, President Bush met with President Mahmud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority in the Oval Office. (Transcript)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with foreign ministers from the Ukraine and from Mexico today at the State Department in Washington.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
Thanks for the link! I just wish it didn’t buffer sooooo often! LOL!
They were wonderful speeches from two gracious people. I will
miss them so much!
JMO, her body is a little too long or out of proportion. I can’t put my finger on it.
I'm sorry I wasn't better company tonight, lol.
I checked and my computer said it doesn't need to be de-fragged, so I think I'll try uninstalling Firefox 3, see if that helps.
Have a great weekend :) Merry Christmas!
I think it’s her face ... wrong shape.
She’s much prettier and more symmetrical there.
I love his ... it’s really real.
LOL I thought I was bad company because I've been playing bingo and watching Shawshank Redemption.
My work computer always lies and says it doesn't need to be defragged. I miss the old defrag that was little colored boxes. When I moved I had to get a new computer and it has Vista. The defrag is totally gone! It does it automatically once month or week or something, but there is no visualization at all. :-(
Merry Christmas! You have a great weekend, too! :-D
(((Jonny)))
I can’t put my finger on it. It’s just “off”. It’s not a bad painting by any stretch of the imagination. IMO, it’s just that his portrait is so spot on.
Uh-oh pain meds? Hope you’re feeling OK.
I think the President and the First Lady look wonderful in their portraits. May God Bless them , and may God Bless America!
Thank you for asking. back problems. Looking into alternative for back surgury.
It's as if the artist thought he should somehow glamorize Laura, so it looks awkward. The core of her beauty is her eyes, with no need to try and make her look younger. Yet, it seems like the artist felt he needed to make it look like an 'essense' rather than the down-to-earth, natural glow which is her trademark.
Her chin and neck look unnatural, but her hair looks good.
It's very difficult and tricky sometimes to capture older women without it looking like flattery. Very young women and very old women are much easier to draw and paint than middle aged women.
Thanks for the dose I was too tired last night to come on line added to that I cannot find my glasses.
I put them on the chair and then put my quilt over me and I think caught my glasses with it and they have gone somewhere in the room.
So I am wearing my sun glasses, hopefully Phil can help me search tomorrow for them.
I like the photos of the VP he looks happy and relaxed.
They are special photos and saddens me that the dreadful things said about the VP when you see photos like that.
Interesting you say tears in the eyes maybe it is the fact I am wearing sun glasses but I felt deep sincere looks of gratitude aimed towards the President and also a relaxed and happy pose. Maybe a sense of a job well done or done to the best that he and the President could do under such circumstances they have faced over the last 8 years.
Off to the hospital now to see dad I have rung and he is in the chair so no doubt will be experiencing problems with his back.
I think the portraits really capture their personalities....I get the feeling Laura is more reserved than her husband and he is the carefree I would rather not wear a tie kind of guy......I hope the first couple like them
silent_jonny: THANK YOU for yet another AWESOME DOSE — I just love your featured photo of our wonderful First Couple (sniff!)!!
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MUST READ . . .
BUSH DAUGHTERS: WE’RE READY FOR DAD TO RETURN TO TEXAS
By Sandra Sobieraj Westfall
[This week’s People magazine features a 2-page spread on the First Family (they even placed it before the Obama’s similar spread!]
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247796,00.html
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More on the photo:
PORTRAIT SHOWS BUSH RELAXED AND SMILING (which is exactly why I love it!)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_portrait;_ylt=AqudcrcO45LSoibrCdEThzgD5gcF
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THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH . . .
BUSH THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET FOR OBAMA ON “RIGHT TO DIE” AND ABORTION WITH “CONSCIENCE RULE”
http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/12/19/bush-throws-down-gauntlet-for-obama-on-right-to-die-and-abortion-with-conscience-rule/
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BUSH THE UNION BUSTER
by Bill Dupray in: Capitalism, Congress, Conservatives, Economy
Looks like Bush has handed a last minute victory to Conservatives and Free Marketeers on his way out the door. The key provision of the $17 Billion bailout for the automakers is that union wages must be lowered to match the non-union wages of U.S.-based foreign car companies.
http://patriotroom.com/bush-the-union-buster/
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MUST VIEW . . .
PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH VISITS AEI
On Thursday, December 18, one month before he is to leave office, President George W. Bush visited AEI for a candid, informal conversation about the institution of the presidency with a special focus on his domestic policy initiatives. The subjects ranged from judicial appointees to education reform and from prescription drugs to immigration.
You will find a link to a video of this wonderful ‘chat’ here:
Click here to view the president’s address on C-SPAN.
http://www.aei.org/
Post 28 - Absolutely beautiful and utterly perfect.
I hope you find something that works for you. I’ve had to take major pain meds at various times and hated them.
The Vicodin was alright. One night I accidentally took two. Every time I closed my eyes, in my mind’s eye I would see burglers crawling up the side of my condo building trying to break in. Not regular buglers, but ones from old cartoon dressed in striped shirts, black eye masks (like the Lone Ranger), and big sacks with dollar signs on them. LOLOLOL Even at the time I knew it was dumb, but any little sound I thought, “Burglers!!” I was very happy when they wore off and I stopped taking them after that.
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