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A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos) - August 11, 2003
Yahoo.com, Netscape.com, Whitehouse.gov | 8/11/03 | ohioWfan

Posted on 08/11/2003 5:18:37 PM PDT by ohioWfan

Today President Bush made his first trip outside of Texas since beginning his ’working vacation’ at the beginning of the month. He traveled to Arizona with Secretary of Agriculture, Ann Veneman, to observe the fire damage from the Aspen wildfires, touring Inspiration Rock in Coronado National Forest near Summerhaven, and promoting the need for healthy forests, and the prevention of fire devastation through controlled thinning of forests and underbrush. Later he travelled to Denver, Colorado to participate in a fundraiser, calling the departure of Liberian President, Charles Taylor, a ’positive step,’ and introducing his nominee for EPA director, Utah Governor, Mike Leavitt. Enjoy your Daily Dose of Dubya!!


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arizona; healthyforest; makemyday; photos; presidentbush
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To: admiralsn
Ahhhhhh, thank you OWF. I have been doseless for so long now.

Sort of like a long, cool drink on a hot day, eh admiral?

121 posted on 08/12/2003 2:24:39 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Have you prayed for your President today?)
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To: ohioWfan; McLynnan
Well, Texas IS pretty big there, girl. I can understand how you missed him! :o)

LOL! We headed straight for Crawford though, Ohio, which has a population of 705 or something like that. It's just a tiny little town. We went to the little restaurant where the Bushes eat occasionally and they had been there just the previous day. :-(

We drove out the road he lives on until the Secret Service had it all blocked off and turned us away. We didn't expect to see him however and it was just neat knowing he was very close to where we were.

122 posted on 08/12/2003 7:31:30 AM PDT by mtngrl@vrwc ( We cannot change the direction of the wind... but we can adjust our sails.)
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To: ohioWfan; Fawnn; MS.BEHAVIN
Well, I've been walking early in the morning, and sometimes in the evening, so I'm not here much more than lurking or during the day. But I always read up and stay informed. (all while job hunting...)

Anyone for peach cobbler? Peaches are now in season, and I'm feeling daring...

123 posted on 08/12/2003 7:54:27 AM PDT by Maigrey (Watch you wallets! Socialists (with names of Hillary) are on the loose.)
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To: ohioWfan
During the morning escapades, We'll see Moonbeams, Morning Glories (in 3 different hues), feral cats, boondoggles of bunnies, and the occasional dog. It's so nice out there at 6:30 in the morning. (if I can drag myself out of bed...)
124 posted on 08/12/2003 7:57:57 AM PDT by Maigrey (Watch you wallets! Socialists (with names of Hillary) are on the loose.)
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To: Maigrey
Hmmmmm......I hate morning.

My motto in life is 'If God had wanted us to see the sun rise, he would have made it later in the day.' :o)

Good to see you, Maigrey.......drop by more often. And aren't the peaches unusually good this year? Yummers!

125 posted on 08/12/2003 8:02:19 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Have you prayed for your President today?)
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To: mtngrl@vrwc
I'm jealous, mountaingirl.

All we saw was the panhandle, and it's not all that pretty......and nowhere NEAR where the President was..........sigh........

Glad you're back!

126 posted on 08/12/2003 8:03:48 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Have you prayed for your President today?)
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To: ohioWfan
I notice when you post at 5 in the morning Eastern Time, there is no one with which to converse!

Yeah, I know, it was the only time I had, eating breakfast, before heading off for another 12 and half hour work day. So, here I am and getting a chance to peak again, while I'm eating lunch! See you next week. My kids start back next week too.

127 posted on 08/12/2003 8:29:28 AM PDT by ODC-GIRL (If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. Donald Rumsfeld)
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To: Maigrey; ohioWfan
Peach cobbler sounds wonderful!

Gonna relate 2 things I just mentioned in the canteen:

1. Tom Clancy will be on Fox News soon, if any of you are fans.

2. I'm blocking on the name of the retired general who was just on Fox News, but he related an Ann Coulter gem I hadn't heard before: Evidently she said that listening to those who whine about when we're going to find WMD in Iraq is like listening to kids in the backseat asking, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" (LOL Whiny backseat drivers!)

ohioWfan: Bummer re missing you at 5am. I'm usually still up then, but last night my ISP went down so I went to bed and read awhile, then slept 'til 7.

128 posted on 08/12/2003 8:33:45 AM PDT by Fawnn (I think therefore I'm halfway there....)
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To: ohioWfan
I'm not a morning person by any account, but for my mother's sake (and to avoid all the heat of the day along with the humidity) we get up real early and go walking. (enough where I'm back in by 8:30am.)

On our way back from the walking park we go to, there is a roadside orchard and market where they have (almost) fresh tomatoes and straight from the tree peaches (when in season).
As bad as this sounds, I like peaches, but I hate the skin. (I prefer nectarines because of this...) This is why I'm going to try my hand at making peach cobbler: to avoid the skin. (go figure...)

129 posted on 08/12/2003 8:40:23 AM PDT by Maigrey (Watch you wallets! Socialists are on the loose. They smie real nice, and have slick fingers...)
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To: Maigrey
You know what I like to do? I like to skin peaches, cut them up, and put them on cereal in the morning.......but I eat the skins first, cause I like them.

You could just put them in the garbage. :o)

I like peach cobbler, and peach pie, but not nearly as much as fresh peaches......or a rare treat of peach ice cream!

(Have you tried rubbing the skin for a while when you wash them to get most of the fuzz off?)

130 posted on 08/12/2003 9:41:53 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Have you prayed for your President today?)
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To: Fawnn; ODC-GIRL
I'm only awake at 5 when I'm having what I now call 'Eric insomnia.' It's a good time to pray for him, though, with the time difference.....
131 posted on 08/12/2003 9:43:26 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Have you prayed for your President today?)
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To: ohioWfan
Yes we are right - and I agree - Bush cannot fix it overnight!
132 posted on 08/12/2003 10:50:59 AM PDT by CyberAnt ( America - "The Greatest Nation on the Face of the Earth")
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To: ohioWfan
I'll post this here, but please consider posting it in the next edition of "Dose" (near the top, so everyone can see it). --

Christmas shopping idea -- Give everyone the...

George W. Bush Action Figure!

In September, KB Toys will begin selling an action figure depicting President Bush when he landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln.

From the article announcing the product: The company recommends that only those 14 and older use the Bush doll, which it says is an "adult collectible item" and emphatically not a toy. It may, in fact, pose a choking hazard for the president's Democratic opponents.

133 posted on 08/12/2003 11:14:19 AM PDT by My2Cents ("I'm the party pooper..." -- Arnold in "Kindergarten Cop.")
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To: My2Cents
I've already added that "gift" idea to my profile page and on the Home page at http://fawnn.com . LOL!!! ;)
134 posted on 08/12/2003 11:19:58 AM PDT by Fawnn (I think therefore I'm halfway there....)
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To: ohioWfan
I never got past the skin issue to try and do anything about it. (Besides, my Mom loves peaches, including the skin.)

I'm wondering if I need to go and get some tapioca for it or not. I guess I'll be hunting google shortly for some answers.

I was going to suggest getting a basket of peaches from Jones Orchard but they only ship their jams and jellies, not their peaches. (and they homemake their peach preserves/jams/jellies.)

When my Mom bought a $4.00 basket this morning (about 4 lbs worth) the owner put in another 5 peaches (about 2 lbs worth!) in the sack at no charge! That's why I love local growers...

135 posted on 08/12/2003 11:25:06 AM PDT by Maigrey (Watch you wallets! Socialists are on the loose. They smie real nice, and have slick fingers...)
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To: ohioWfan
Just remembered something I wanted to share:

I want to paraphrase something that transpired the other night during a phone conversation with a very liberal friend that makes me think that perhaps some of what I "mention in passing" during our conversations is paying off.

She asked/said: "Why is it that the people who are doing all of the complaining about us being in Iraq are all in favor of us going in as *babysitters* in countries like Liberia? It sure makes more sense to me to be concerned about ridding the world of terrorism, protecting ourselves, and getting rid of crazy leaders who have weapons they intend to use against other countries." (She also said something about "somebody would have to be blind or unwilling to face reality if they think the world was a better place with Saddam still in power.")

I about fell out of my chair! ;)
136 posted on 08/12/2003 11:37:38 AM PDT by Fawnn (I think therefore I'm halfway there....)
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To: ohioWfan
A short, drive-by two cents ;-)

For Democrats, especially '04 wannabes, a once promising recession appears increasingly mired in quagmire. Deepening quagmire. By almost every key measure, from rising personal income to falling weekly initial jobless claims, the recession is struggling badly.

Democrat campaign strategists had hoped the recession would be a 1-termer (at least) -- lasting all 4 years of Bush's tenure, then resigning from public service in January, 2005, as a new Democrat president gets sworn in. This is the rosey scenario, or cakewalk theory. The hope was that the recession would unseat Bush as it did his father back in '92. Hardline Democrats -- the Howard Dean wing of the party -- see this recession as recession-lite, and there is no way it can beat Bush by trying to be recession-lite, they argue. Dean proposes disarming the economy -- repeal of the Bush tax cuts across-the-board, turning recession-lite into real recession. Less hardline factions, led by Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, argue that, to increase the recession's appeal among more moderate swing voters and peel them away from Bush, recession-lite is the only way to go. He notes the recession that undid Bush's father was, for all intents and purposes, recession-lite, too.

Although the recession had remained remarkably popular with Democrats since taking office in January, 2001, there are growing signs of trouble. Among Democrats, the recession had once commanded towering 100% approval ratings in its handling of the economy, but no more. Recent polls show rising doubts on the recession's credibility as an almost daily barrage of bullish news on the economy, from Wall Street to Main Street, takes its toll. Everyday, it seems, the recession gets pummeled by gloomy news of an accelerating economy. Some Democrats wonder if the recession had exaggerated evidence of its existence, or of the imminent threat it posed on the Bush administration. The slide in confidence in the recession and rising disapproval of its performance among Democrats likely will only grow worse, if recent economic signs are any harbinger.

Among the slew of worrisome signals fueling growing doubts over the recession's credibility: The latest government report on second quarter GDP (Gross Domestic Product) shows a better-than-expected 2.4% annual growth rate, despite the war in Iraq and terror jitters, with analysts expecting 4%-5% growth for the second half; not only is consumer spending sizzling, business investment -- whose anemic performance had been a big drag on the economy since the dot-com collapse -- is gaining momentum as well; the surge in business spending is, like the stock market rally, a leading indicator -- it presages future hiring, pushing the key unemployment rate down; the housing boom is still booming, despite the recent jump in interest rates (prompted by an accelerating economy); the service sector soared in July, the Institute for Supply Management's key index rocketing to 65.1 percent, up from an already bullish 60.6 in June. The sizzling July figure was the sizzle-ing-est since the survey began exactly 6 years ago, and presages 6% GDP growth for the 3rd quarter; factory orders in June jumped 1.7% -- better than expected, propelled by soaring durable goods orders, the index's 3rd increase these past 4 months; productivity jumped a 5.7 percent annualized rate for the 2nd quarter, while initial jobless claims dropped below the benchmark 400k/week for the first time in 6 months for the week ending August 2.

Amid the recession's increasingly sluggish performance, the growing frustration has driven Democrats to ask, 'who lost the recession?' Or was the recession distracted by coverage of Kobe Bryant, Scott Peterson and the California recall election? Did the recession mislead us into thinking this would all be a cakewalk? Did the recession willfully exaggerate its capabilities? If the tax cuts undermined the recession's momentum, why not repeal 'em all?!

These are just some of the questions Democrats are increasingly asking themselves these days.

Anyway, that's...
My two cents...
"JohnHuang2"

PS -- won't be here tonight, but see y'all Wednesday. Have a great day :-)


137 posted on 08/12/2003 11:45:05 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Good job! (I'm deeply, deeply UNsaddened by the recession quagmire -- LOL)
138 posted on 08/12/2003 11:55:42 AM PDT by Fawnn (I think therefore I'm halfway there....)
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To: ohioWfan; Brad's Gramma; MS.BEHAVIN; All
FYI: Freeper armymarinemom was on CNN earlier today, debating another military parent from some some anti-war organization, the name of which I've since forgotten. The transcript is online here. She did a great job, imo.

There's also a thread about her appearance here.
139 posted on 08/12/2003 12:04:58 PM PDT by Fawnn (I think therefore I'm halfway there....)
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To: ohioWfan
A Magnequench unit in Valparaiso which specialises in so-called smart bomb technology is to be outsourced to the People's Republic of China.

Our president needs to spend some time during one of his days finding out just what the hell this is all about and stopping it dead in its tracks!!!

This is insanity running wild!

140 posted on 08/12/2003 12:05:50 PM PDT by JesseHousman
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