Posted on 07/01/2009 4:10:49 PM PDT by snugs
July 2009 sees nearly 6 months since George W Bush entered private life and as we have done in previously monthly threads I have collated photos from the month we are in from previous years.
Tonight I will post July 2001 and July 2002 photos and then over the next few days post 2003 and 2004 photos.
I have also found some photos from this June which I will also post in the next few days starting with one of them as the photo of the month.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
A good column by the Anchoress.
Part Five
Leadership: George W. Bush has suffered more barbs than any president since Richard Nixon. His critics could never display the decency he has shown for more than seven years on the national political stage.
Part Four
The Presidency: Burdened by a Democratic Congress that can't see beyond the next election, at least the U.S. is blessed with a president with the ability to see a better future and the courage to take risks to achieve it.
Part Three
The Presidency: George W. Bush, obeying a U.N. mandate, set out to dethrone a mass murderer and an aggressive tyrant, expand democracy and take the war on terror to the enemy. He's done all that and more.
Part Two
The Presidency: Addressing Congress just after 9/11, President Bush promised that "as long as the United States of America is determined and strong, this will not be an age of terror." Determination is what explains his perfect record protecting the homeland.
Part One
The Presidency: Years from now, pundits and academics will surely wonder why President Bush's greatest achievement — his stewardship of the economy — got so little notice during his time in office. Yet that's how it is.
OOOH! Great find, Kaslin! Thanks for the ping! I will read tomorrow. I so miss that man!
Hi there! BettyDavisEyes here..
sigh, well, you know
So good to see you!
Hi Back! answered your PM!
Hi dmd25, I got one! Almost thought it would never be released after all the delays, but it was worth the wait. Btw, Eric Draper said he plans to publish a collection of his White House work within the next year.
Can’t wait to see Eric’s book!!!
Thanks much,as always!!
carry on
Sorry Your having comp trouble,see Ya when You get back, & will miss Ya in the time between.
Thanks for coveying Her message,d c.
Awwwwwww...that just stinks!
May her computer “rest in peace” and we all hope she gets it
back to life before long!...or can get another one. I know
what withdrawals I would be going through. Yikes!
Snugs....we’ll miss ya!
maybe she will see this.. I think she can do a “little at work” but doesn’t want to push the envelop!
Hope she gets to peek in occasionally! Thanks for posting for her!
MUST READ . . .
FORMER FIRST LADY WELCOMES NEW LOCAL LIBRARY
7/19/2009 9:31 PM
By: Karina Kling
Former First Lady Laura Bush is a former librarian and said she’s honored to have a library named in her honor. The Laura Bush Community Library opened its doors Sunday to hundreds of eager readers in West Austin.
http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=246998&SecID=2
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BUSH PRAISES NEW NAMESAKE LIBRARY
First lady speaks to hundreds at Westbank branch.
By Patrick George
Growing up in Midland, former first lady Laura Bush said she thought the library was the most important building in town.
For that reason, Bush, a longtime supporter of literacy and the arts, said she was honored that the newest addition to the Westbank Community Library District would be named for her.
[NOTE: This article features a photo gallery and video (left-hand sidebar). Try to ignore many of the comments — just remember, Austin isn’t called the San Francisco of Texas for no reason!]
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/07/20/0720bushlibrary.html
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LARRY KUDLOW
[KUDLOW BELIEVES THAT PRESIDENT BUSH AND HENRY PAULSON SAVED OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM . . . I couldn’t agree more and am thoroughly disgusted with those on the right who continue to both mischaracterize the President’s intervention and mindlessly mouth Ron Paul-esque economic platitudes . . . Yes, Ron Paul: An acknowledged TRUTHER who is so far to the right that he’s left — to the point of believing that Sarah Palin is a ‘country club’ Republican and the Bush-Israel relationship really was/is responsible for all of the world’s problems. . . . Pathetic!
FACT: Some entity (a Soros cabal?) attacked and came within FOUR HOURS of destroying the world economy last September . . . Only the quick and courageous intervention of a politically fearless President Bush (and his financial team) saved the world, and our country, from a complete and utterly devastating economic meltdown . . . Some day, I hope President Bush will be able to share with us the details of that fateful day in September. Now, of course, is not the time.
KUDLOW:
“. . . Henry Paulson’s testimony on the Bank of America/Merrill deal has been well received on Wall Street. Both Republicans and Democrats on the investigating committee look like fools. Paulson basically told them, “You bet I put a gun to Ken Lewis’s head to complete the merger. We were in a crisis, and could have tipped over into the abyss.”
. . . Paulson deserves a congressional medal of economic and financial honor, not this ridiculous witch-hunting-and-fishing expedition.
Take a look at the improving health of the financial system today and compare it to the dark days of last autumn. Not everything was perfect. It never is during wartime. But efforts by the Fed, the FDIC, and the Paulson Treasury helped save the system. Paulson’s a hero, not a goat.
Oh, and did I forget to mention that former Pres. George W. Bush, the man who appointed Paulson, signed off on the Treasury rescue operations and publicly took the heat for them? Of course, no one ever gives him any credit.
http://kudlow.nationalreview.com/
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OBAMA’S INHERITANCE: AL-QAEDA IN RETREAT
Marc A. Thiessen
http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/2009%20-%20Summer/full-Thiessen.html
THANK YOU for giving us an update on ‘snugs’ situation . . . I hope she gets her computer fixed SOON . . . We will certainly miss her!!
I got a LETTER from George W. Bush today! (Suitable for framing!)
Alright, I’m incredibly jealous! Can you freepmail to me more specifics?!
I’m still tapping my foot impatiently waiting from my book — dmd25 received her copy several days ago!
Thanks for all your wonderful links, Deb! I always look forward to them!
Well, I am REALLY jealous! How did you get that? How exciting for you!
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