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A Month in the life of George W. Bush (News and photos) June 2009
White House.gov ^ | June 1, 2009

Posted on 06/01/2009 5:24:02 PM PDT by Kaslin

It is now over 5 month since the best President of this century has left office . Do I miss the years he was our President and Commander in Chief.? You betcha. Today, I will post photos from June 2001 and June 2002. snugs will post photos from June 2003. (She might do it tomorrow though instead..




Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island



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Quote of the day


THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Sit down -- behave yourself, you're at the White House. (Laughter.)

Laura, thank you very much for being here on this historic moment. Mr. Vice President, Secretary O'Neill, Director Daniels, Secretary Evans and Chao are here, as well. Secretary Abraham, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, members of the United States Senate, members of the House of Representatives, fellow Americans. Welcome.

Some months ago, in my speech to the Joint Session of Congress, I had the honor of introducing Steven Ramos to the nation. Steven is the network administrator for a school district. His wife, Josefina, teaches at a charter school. They have a little girl named Lianna. And they're trying to save for Lianna's college education.

High taxes made saving difficult. Last year, they paid nearly $8,000 in federal income taxes. Well, today, we're beginning to make life for the Ramos' a lot easier. Today, we start to return some of the Ramos' money -- and not only their money, but the money of everybody who paid taxes in the United States of America. (Applause.)

Across the board tax relief does not happen often in Washington, D.C. In fact, since World War II, it has happened only twice: President Kennedy's tax cut in the '60s and President Reagan's tax cuts in the 1980s. And now it's happening for the third time, and it's about time. (Applause.)

A year ago, tax relief was said to be a political impossibility. Six months ago, it was supposed to be a political liability. Today, it becomes reality. It becomes reality because of the bipartisan leadership of the members of the United States Congress. Members like Bill Thomas, of California; Ralph Hall, of Texas; Charles Grassley, of Iowa; Max Baucus of Montanna; Zell Miller, of Georgia; John Breaux, of Louisiana; Trent Lott, of Mississippi; and the entire leadership team in the Senate; and Denny Hastert of Illinois and the leadership team in the House of Representatives. Some Democrats, many Republicans, who worked tirelessly and effectively to produce this important result.

I also want to pay tribute to the members of my administration who worked with Congress to bring about this day: Vice President Cheney, Secretary O'Neill, Director Daniels and the team inside the White House of Andy Card and Larry Lindsey, Nick Calio and their staffs.

With us today are 15 of the many families I met as I toured our country making the case for tax relief, hard-working Americans. I was able to talk about their stories and their struggles and their hopes, which made the case for tax relief much stronger than my words could possible convey. And I want to thank you all for coming.

And here at the White House today are representatives of millions of Americans, including labor union members, small business owners and family farmers. Your persistence and determination helped bring us to this day. The American people should be proud of your efforts on their behalf, and I personally thank you all for coming.

Tax relief is a great achievement for the American people. Tax relief is the first achievement produced by the new tone in Washington, and it was produced in record time. (Applause.) Tax relief is an achievement for families struggling to enter the middle class. For hard working lower income families, we have cut the bottom rate of federal income tax from 15 percent to 10 percent. We doubled the per-child tax credit to $1,000, and made it refundable. Tax relief is compassionate and it is now on the way.

Tax relief is an achievement for middle class families squeezed by high energy prices and credit card debt. Most families can look forward to a $600 tax rebate, before they have to pay the September back-to-school bills. And in the years ahead, taxpayers can look forward to steadily declining income tax rates.

Tax relief is an achievement for families that want the government tax policy to be fair and not penalize them for making good choices, good choices such as marriage and raising a family. So we cut the marriage penalty.

Tax relief makes the code more fair for small businesses and farmers and individuals by eliminating the death tax. (Applause.) Over the long haul, tax relief will encourage work and innovation. It will allow American workers to save more on their pension plan or individual retirement accounts. Tax relief expands individual freedom. The money we return, or don't take in the first place, can be saved for a child's education, spent on family needs, invested in a home or in a business or a mutual fund or used to reduce personal debt.

The message we send today, it's up to the American people; it's the American people's choice. We recognize loud and clear the surplus is not the government's money. The surplus is the people's money and we ought to trust them with their own money. (Applause.)

This tax relief plan is principled. We cut taxes for every income taxpayer. We target nobody in, we target nobody out. And tax relief is now on the way.

Today is a great day for America. It is the first major achievement of a new era, an era of steady cooperation. And more achievements are ahead. I thank the members of Congress in both parties who made today possible. Together, we will lead our country to new progress and new possibilities. It is now my honor to sign the first broad tax relief in a generation. (Applause.)

(The bill was signed.) (Applause.)

END
10:07 A.M. EDT


Photo(s) the Month


President George W. Bush lays a wreath during dedication ceremonies of the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va., on Wednesday, June 7. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE

President George W. Bush signs the tax bill on Thursday, June 7 in the White House. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE



1 posted on 06/01/2009 5:24:03 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Thanks for the thread, Kaslin - a Real American President!


2 posted on 06/01/2009 5:26:23 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: Kaslin

I miss him as well.


3 posted on 06/01/2009 5:27:31 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
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To: Kaslin

Those were the days, my friends, those were the days.

We will all come to miss them very much.


4 posted on 06/01/2009 5:27:55 PM PDT by samtheman
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To: 1Peter2:16; 2Jedismom; 2Trievers; 4integrity; 4mycountry; A_perfect_lady; Alberta's Child; ...
MONTHLY DOSE OF SANITY ISLAND IS GOING UP. YOUR PATIENCE IN WAITING TO REPOST ANY GRAPHIC AND PHOTOS UNTIL THE CLEAR IS GIVEN IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!



5 posted on 06/01/2009 5:28:56 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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President George W. Bush greets those attending the Race For Cure® event at the White House Friday, June. 1. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY TARA ENGBERG

6 posted on 06/01/2009 5:30:39 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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President George W. Bush looks to Fran Maniella after announcing her as Director of National Parks Service during remarks at Royal Palm Visitors Center at Everglades National Park in Florida, Monday June 4. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY ERIC DRAPER

President George W. Bush works on a Habitat For Humanity house in Tampa, Fl., Tuesday, June 5. 2001 WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY ERIC DRAPER

President George W. Bush lays a wreath during dedication ceremonies of the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va., on Wednesday, June 7. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE

President George W. Bush signs the tax bill on Thursday, June 7 in the White House. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE

President George W. Bush speaks to the Fourth National Summit on Fatherhood at the Captial Hill Hyatt Regency Thursday, June 8. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE

President George W. Bush accepts a jersey and football from the NFL Champion Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, June 8 at the White House. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY SUSAN STERNER

7 posted on 06/01/2009 5:32:08 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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President Bush returned to Tom and Judy Barrett's farm in Dallas City, Iowa, to celebrate the tax cut Friday, June 8. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY ERIC DRAPER

President Bush makes a statement about global climate change on Monday, June 11 at the White House. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY SUSAN STERNER

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush meet with the King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain at the King's palace Tuesday June 12, 2001 in Madrid, Spain. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE

President George W. Bush speaks with Secretary of State Colin Powell, center and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Secretary General’s office at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on June 13, 2001. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE

President George W. Bush poses with Swedish Prime Minister Goran Person and European Union Commission President Romano Prodi at Gunnebo Slot near Goteborg, Sweden on Wednesday June 14, 2001. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE

President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush and the American delegation during the playing the American national anthem with the president of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski and Mrs. Kwasniewski during an arrival ceremony at the Polish Presidential Palace

President Bush leaves Brdo Castle with Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday, June 16 in Karnj, Slovenia, for a meeting with the press. White House photo by Eric Draper.

8 posted on 06/01/2009 5:33:27 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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Love to see these....and I’m not a look-back type of person.


9 posted on 06/01/2009 5:35:15 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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President George W. Bush with Secretary of State Colin Powell at a photo opp on Monday June 18, 2001 in the Oval Office. White House Photo by Susan Sterner.

President Bush speaks to the 21st Century Workforce Summit at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Wednesday June 20. White House photo by Paul Morse.

Laura Bush looks on in the audience as President George W. Bush is displayed on a giant screen monitor during his speech at the 69th Conference of Mayors in Detroit, Michigan, Monday, June 25, 2001. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY ERIC DRAPER

President Bush announces the nomination of Howard Baker as Ambassador to Japan Tuesday, June 26, at the White House. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE

President Bush meets with House leaders to discuss Patients' Bill of Rights legislation. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY MOREEN ISHAKAWA

President Bush praised Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham during a speech about energy efficiency Thursday, June 28 at the Department of Energy. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY ERIC DRAPER

President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi of Japan toss around a baseball for the press during a visit to Camp David June 30, 2001. decoration

10 posted on 06/01/2009 5:35:24 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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To: Kaslin

I worked at a really good paying job during Bush years ........ I was layed off Wednesday morning following the ‘election’


11 posted on 06/01/2009 5:37:57 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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June 2002


President Bush presents a diploma to a United States Military Academy graduate at West Point, N.Y. Saturday, June 1.

President George W. Bush laughs with participants during a conversation on welfare reform at The Church at Rock Creek in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 3, 2002. White House photo by Eric Draper.

President George W. Bush receives praise from Welfare to Work graduate Ann Briscoe and her husband Alfred at an East Room event at the White House on June 4, 2002

12 posted on 06/01/2009 5:38:35 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the White House on his intention to create a cabinet level position for Office of Homeland Security on Thursday June 6, 2002. White House photo by Paul Morse.

President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the White House on his intention to create a cabinet level position for Office of Homeland Security on Thursday June 6, 2002. White House photo by Paul Morse.

President George W. Bush meets with his Homeland Security Council and other senior staff members to discuss the Department of Homeland Security. The meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Thursday morning, June 6, 2002. White House photo by Tina Hager

President George W. Bush meets with his Homeland Security Council and other senior staff members to discuss the Department of Homeland Security. The meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Thursday morning, June 6, 2002. White House photo by Tina Hager.

President George W. Bush prepares for his Thursday night speech about the Department of Homeland Security with Karen Hughes, Counselor to the President, at the White House Thursday afternoon, June 6, 2002. White House photo by Eric Draper.

13 posted on 06/01/2009 5:39:26 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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President Bush meets with bipartisan members of Congress to discuss the Department of Homeland Security Friday morning, June 7, 2002 in the Cabinet Room of the White House.

14 posted on 06/01/2009 5:41:56 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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President George W. Bush addresses the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, June 7, 2002

President George W. Bush greets Texas hog farmer George Fink before sitting down to eat during a barbque picnic with pork producers and their families at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, June 7, 2002.

President George W. Bush sits down with families at a barbecue picnic at the 14th Annual World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. The President’s Job and Growth Plan helps American families by increasing the standard deduction for married couples, raising the Child Tax Credit and eliminating the double taxation of dividends earned by stockholders White House photo by Eric Draper

15 posted on 06/01/2009 5:42:41 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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President George W. Bush speaks during a press conference with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after their meeting at Camp David, Saturday, June 8. President Bush said "We spent time talking about the Middle East and we share a common vision of two states living side by side in peace. And I appreciated so very much listening to his ideas as to how to achieve that objective." White House photo by Eric Draper.

16 posted on 06/01/2009 5:43:44 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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President George W. Bush talks to the White House Press pool after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon inside the Oval Office, Monday, June 10. White House photo by Eric Draper.

17 posted on 06/01/2009 5:44:44 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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President George W. Bush tours the Kansas City Water treatment plant Tuesday, June 11. He is accompanied by Tom Ridge, Director of the Homeland Security Council, far left; Christie Todd Whitman, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, center left; Mr. Gurnie Gunter, Director Of Water and Pollution Control for the city of Kansas City, Mo., center right; and John Reddy, Director Of Water Treatment Services.

President George W. Bush discusses Homeland Security issues with a bi-partisan group of Congressmen in the Cabinet Room June 11.

President George W. Bush discusses his plan to transform the office of Homeland Security into a Cabinet agency at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 11

18 posted on 06/01/2009 5:45:32 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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"Biological weapons are potentially the most dangerous weapons in the world," said President George W. Bush at the signing of H.R. 3448, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act of 2002 in The Rose Garden Wednesday, June 12. "Last fall's anthrax attacks were an incredible tragedy to a lot of people in America, and it sent a warning that we needed and have heeded. We must be better prepared to prevent, identify and respond. And this bill I'm signing today will help a lot in this essential effort." White House photo by Susan Sterner.

President George W. Bush meets with the Homeland Security Advisory Council in the Indian Treaty Room June 12. "We want to be able to respond better if something were to occur," said President Bush. "We want to know how better to enforce our borders." White House photo by Moreen Ishikawa.

19 posted on 06/01/2009 5:48:06 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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To: Kaslin

Thanks so much for this thread and pictures.
There’s very little I read on FR lately, so this thread is so therapeutic...


20 posted on 06/01/2009 5:48:35 PM PDT by siamesecats
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