[ohioWfan]

Quote of the Day (from Saturday's Radio Address):One hundred days is not enough time to undue the terrible legacy of Saddam Hussein. There is difficult and dangerous work ahead that requires time and patience. Yet, all Americans can be proud of what our military and provisional authorities have achieved in Iraq.

Our country and the nations of the Middle East are now safer. We're keeping our word to the Iraqi people by helping them to make their country an example of democracy and prosperity throughout the region. This long-term undertaking is vital to peace in that region and to the security of the United States. Our coalition and the people of Iraq have made remarkable progress in a short time, and we will complete the great work we have begun.

[ohioWfan]

President out of hiding PING!!!

[Libertina]

Cheers President Bush!

[ntnychik]

Top Ten? Woohoo! Thanks ohioWfan!

[W04Man]

Ping!

http://w-04.com

[Mo1]

WOW ... finally a thread not about Arnold

THANK YOU!!!

[Fawnn]

Thank you for today's Dose. (Just got here and catching up now.)

Did you see the Help with Debate thread? Posted by Armymarinemom, she says she's been asked "to debate a spokesman for the group Bring them Home Now for CNN tomorrow. ... Their spokesman is prior special forces who has a son in Iraq. This smacks a lot like Veterans for Peace."

Perhaps you or others here can offer her some help and encouragement.

[kayak]

Psalm 104

¹ Bless the LORD, O my soul!

        O LORD my God, You are very great:
        You are clothed with honor and majesty,
        ²Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment,
        Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

        ³He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters,
        Who makes the clouds His chariot,
        Who walks on the wings of the wind,
        ⁴Who makes His angels spirits,
        His ministers a flame of fire.

        ⁵You who laid the foundations of the earth,
        So that it should not be moved forever,
        ⁶You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
        The waters stood above the mountains.
        ⁷At Your rebuke they fled;
        At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.
        ⁸They went up over the mountains;
        They went down into the valleys,
        To the place which You founded for them.
        ⁹You have set a boundary that they may not pass over,
        That they may not return to cover the earth.

        ¹⁰He sends the springs into the valleys;
        They flow among the hills.
        ¹¹They give drink to every beast of the field;
        The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
        ¹²By them the birds of the heavens have their home;
        They sing among the branches.
        ¹³He waters the hills from His upper chambers;
        The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

        ¹⁴He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
        And vegetation for the service of man,
        That he may bring forth food from the earth,
        ¹⁵And wine that makes glad the heart of man,
        Oil to make his face shine,
        And bread which strengthens man's heart.
        ¹⁶The trees of the LORD are full of sap,
        The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
        ¹⁷Where the birds make their nests;
        The stork has her home in the fir trees.
        ¹⁸The high hills are for the wild goats;
        The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.

        ¹⁹He appointed the moon for seasons;
        The sun knows its going down.
        ²⁰You make darkness, and it is night,
        In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
        ²¹The young lions roar after their prey,
        And seek their food from God.
        ²²When the sun rises, they gather together
        And lie down in their dens.
        ²³Man goes out to his work
        And to his labor until the evening.

        ²⁴O LORD, how manifold are Your works!
        In wisdom You have made them all.
        The earth is full of Your possessions--
        ²⁵This great and wide sea,
        In which are innumerable teeming things,
        Living things both small and great.
        ²⁶There the ships sail about;
        There is that Leviathan
        Which You have made to play there.

        ²⁷These all wait for You,
        That You may give them their food in due season.
        ²⁸What You give them they gather in;
        You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
        ²⁹You hide Your face, they are troubled;
        You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
        ³⁰You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;
        And You renew the face of the earth.

        ³¹May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
        May the LORD rejoice in His works.
        ³²He looks on the earth, and it trembles;
        He touches the hills, and they smoke.

        ³³I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
        I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
        ³⁴May my meditation be sweet to Him;
        I will be glad in the LORD.
        ³⁵May sinners be consumed from the earth,
        And the wicked be no more.

        Bless the LORD, O my soul!
        Praise the LORD!

Please remember the following members of the military and their families/friends in prayer:

~ ohioWfan ..... son Eric
~ mystery-ak ..... husband Mike in Iraq …. prayers of celebration that Jonathan is now home!
~ Gogranny ..... grandson Jarrett, deployed
~ Inspectorette ..... son Eric
~ LBGA ..... son is deployed
~ Slip18 ..... nephew is aboard ship - active duty USN
~ anniegetyourgun ..... nephew Josh
~ Himyar ..... son Robert
~ homeschool mama ….. nephew Michael is in the Navy
~ CyberAnt ….. nephew Jody
~ milagro ….. son is deployed in the Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Ross (101st airborne), deployed to Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Chris (Navy) heading for Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. cousin, Phil, serving in the US Navy
~ TruthNtegrity ….. younger brother, John (Navy), has been deployed.
~ from hoosiermama …
…..Brad who has been deployed
…..… Shanty & Josh (husband & wife just deployed separately)
…..… Bill and Bill (both military academy grads)
…..(when you teach, they're all your kids)
~ from Maigrey ….. Sgt. C. Cole
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked … husband soon to be deployed
~ Wneighbor ….. son-in-law Thomas deployed
~ zlala ….. brother is deploying to the Mid-East
~ tamikamaria ….. cousin Annette (Navy) … stationed on an aircraft carrier
……….….. best friend’s brother is in the Army, sister is in the Navy
~ Radix ….. son is deployed
~ Pippin ….. niece in the Air Force …. nephew in the Army stationed in the Far East
~ WomanofStandard ….. a dear friend has three sons in the military
…..Dustin (Army) - Mid-East….. Troy (Air Force) – Italy ….. Tyler (Army) – just returned from Afghanistan and currently at Ft. Bragg, NC
~ baseballmom ….. friend’s nephew, Thomas (Navy), just deployed
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator ….. friend’s son Danny (Army), just deployed
~ kemathen7 ….. boyfriend, John (AirForce)
~ GretchenEE ….. son of dear friends, Silas (Army), deployed to Mid-East
~ Warriormom ….. CIA agents whose plane crashed and may have been kidnapped in Colombia
~ Freeper Per-Ling ….. active duty in the Navy ….. has a wife and 2-year-old
~ brand new Freeper leenie312 ….. son Nicholas is in the Marines
~ rintense .…. friend's brother, Brian Z.
…..… friend, Matt (who is a Freeper), deployed to the Mid-East
~ AF_Blue ….. active-duty AF
~ TruthNtegrity ….. lurker friend Pat’s nephew Ben (Marines) deployed
~ stand 4 something ….. husband Mike AND son Scott, (both Air National Guard) deployed to the Mid-East
~ JulieRNR21 ….. a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF
~ LKR59 ….. 3 grandchildren ….. Timmy (Army) in Kuwait, John (Army) in Afghanistan, and Karen (Army) in Saudi Arabia
~ TigerCap ….. co-worker, Kevin, Marine Reservist deployed to Kuwait
~ bigeasy ….. friend’s husband is deployed ….. he asks for prayer for justice, wisdom, swift return home
~ brand new Freeper fc2tomschermuly (Navy), who just signed up today to thank us for supporting the military
~ EuroFrog ….. husband, SSG Mike, deployed to Kuwait
….. SSG Kris, friend of SSG Mike in Kuwait
~ whoever ….. son Adam, on a Navy ship in a “hot zone” … he’s a single father (a widower) with a 10 y/o daughter ….. please lift her up also
~ annyokie ….. son, Ian (Navy)
~ IncPen ….. Sarah (who was IncPen’s maid of honor at her wedding), Air Force flight nurse, just landed in Kuwait
….. friend’s son Matt is in Kuwait
….. brother in law Paul is awaiting deployment
~ TruthNtegrity ….. a Navy pilot, Lt. CMDR Andrew, on a carrier somewhere in the ME
….. … cousin's son, Andy, is an Ensign, USN
…..….. Jaime Bravo, a CPL in the USMC
~ RoseofTexas ….. the son of a friend, Leo, an MP in Kuwait
~ baseballmom ….. brother's brother-in-law, Chris, USAF Blackhawk pilot, now operating in Iraq
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked ….. nephew of a friend, B.C. (Marines), deployed to the Mid-East
~ goodnesswins ….. neighbor’s husband, Bruce, flying C-17's from Germany to Iraq
~ azGOPgal’s friend’s friend, Jeremy who is in the 10th Mountain Division
~ Warriormom requests prayer for April, a young, single mom de-mining the waters in the gulf
~ Bosco ….. cousin Michael is part of the Army Special Forces deployed in Iraq
~ FresnoArmyBrat ….. a cousin
~ Jim Robinson ….. two nephews
~ Marysecretary ….. grand-nephew, Paul, who is in Iraq
~ tinacart ….. best friend's son, Cody - 4th Infantry
~ DallasDeb ….. niece in Army, posted to Kuwait, may be repairing comm equipment in Iraq
~ Texas Princess ….. nephew Roland, (Air Force)
~ hoosiermama ….. Callie, in Iraq; Dawn's brother ??? and George in a tank somewhere
….. … one of our teachers Dan, working stateside to help "process" military and supplies
~ Maigrey ….. a friend of the family, John, going to Qutar as a financial advisor to help with rebuilding of Iraq’s economy
~ bigghurtt ….. 5 years in the Army, soon-to-be Special Forces
~ M0sby ..… husband Dan, a FReeper himself, serving in Kuwait
~ STARWISE ….. friend Carol’s son-in-law Jeff … in Iraq as an MP
~ the family of Staff Sgt. Steven Mitchell, who lost their home in a fire while he was serving in Iraq … pray for their injuries received in the fire to heal, especially his 2-year-old daughter, Maddie, who was badly burned
~ JulieRNR21 ..... friend Betty's grandson, Matt, in US Army
~ the families who mourn for their fallen heroes
~ healing for the injured
~ Scott Speicher from Desert Storm
~ Severa ….. husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner
…..… brother Wes, somewhere in Iraq
…..… husband's cousin David, US Army, Mosul, Iraq
~ McGavin999 ….. friends Chris, Mike, Christopher and David, all in Iraq
~ Pan_Yan & Pan_Yans Wife ….. friend, Mike, serving with the US Army in Baghdad
~ McLynnan ….. Seth, closest friend’s son-in-law, deploying to Iraq
* ~ Praise and thanksgiving that the 3rd ID has returned home safely.

[Kaslin]

Great pictures of the President. Thanks for posting them.

(Under 100?)

[Maigrey]

Top 100 Cheer! I'm here tonight for a short time.

[hoosiermama]

Remember when I sent to see the president and didn't get in......Well, today I got a letter on White House stationary..

Thank you for taking the time to come to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in May, I was humbled by the support of so many Hoosiers for my Economic Jobs and Growth plan.

I understnad that the Coliseum filled more quickly than expected and that some supporters were not able to enter the building. I want you to know that I am grateful for your support and deeply touched by your effort to attend the events.

Laura joins me in wishing you all the best.

Sincerely,
George W Bush

[ladyinred]

Working vacation? Geeze, don't you know he is on an "extended vacation" during the same time our troops are being murdered in Iraq? :-)

Be back later guys, gotta go do the dishes! Ugh!

[admiralsn]

Ahhhhhh, thank you OWF. I have been doseless for so long now.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks for your dedication, Ohio!

How are you holding up these days?

Ms.B

[ODC-GIRL]

Great job on tonight's Dose. I miss every body here. Work has been so busy, I can't even sneak a peak. Probably won't get to be back until Thursday. Hope there's a dose!

[My2Cents]

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.

[JohnHuang2]

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 :-)

[JesseHousman]

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!