A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos) 3.29.2004

Yahoo,Reuters,AP | 3.29.2004 | TruthNtegrity

[TruthNtegrity]

Bush presided Monday at a White House ceremony to greet the prime ministers of the new member nations along with NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.

With the addition of Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, NATO's membership grows from 19 countries to 26. The new members will take part in their first meeting Friday in Brussels. Three other nations - Albania, Croatia and Macedonia - hope to join.

NATO has agreed to include the Baltic states under its air defense shield, planning to enforce it by stationing four F-16 fighter planes in Lithuania.

The latest from Yahoo reads as follows:

President Bush welcomed seven former Soviet-dominated nations into NATO as "full and equal partners" on Monday and said the Western alliance was stronger because of their presence.

Under a bright sun on the White House South Lawn, Bush stood with the prime ministers of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Hundreds of people cheered. Some waved flags of the new member nations, whose addition expands the alliance to 26 countries.

A military honor guard carried the flags of the NATO countries.

Fifty-five years after NATO's birth, Bush recalled that the seven new members were "captives to an empire" when the alliance was formed.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

I love the pictures of our President and his crew, but I loved the pictures of Eric even more. Thank you, Lord, for bringing him home safe.

Ditto

[Peach]

Jim Robinson has a thread up from NewsMax that Clarke refused to testify to Congress in '99, claiming the exact privilege that Condi Rice is claiming.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1107531/posts?page=1

[homemom]

***I'm big time choked up over the photo of Eric and Mr & Mrs Ohio. So beautiful.***

Me too. Thank God he's home!

[DrDeb]

GREAT PIXES -- I'm just getting ready to view my videotape of today's NATO event!

Speaking of videotapes, yours are in the mail -- ENJOY![I've watched my tape MANY times -- it REALLY gets me PUMPED!]

[DrDeb]

WELCOME HOME ERIC -- A TRUE AMERICAN HERO!!!!!

[. . . what incredible 'homecoming' pixes -- my vision is still abit blurry!]

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Today is a great day, my anniversary and the pics of Eric coming home.

Oops I had better call the friend that was my maid of honor it is her birthday. So much to celebrate!

[homemom]

I thought Clarke's book was supposed to be NON-fiction?

Seriously, how can he get away with just outright lying about those things??? Did he not realize people would check, or did he realize that (sadly) too many people would just take him at his word? How can he live with himself?

[homemom]

How many years have you been married? Congratulations!

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Twenty-four.

[homemom]

WOW! \what are you doing to celebrate?

[Severa]

Nope. No email from the boat at ALL. Only times I heard from him was during the 3 port calls (which kinda made snail mail a friggin moot point as well)

With this being a second deployment, it wasn't near as bad as the first one. Especially now since we're in base housing. It helps to have that support system so close.

[DrDeb]

Severa: So happy to learn that your hubby will be coming home soon!!!!

Mystery: Please let me know as soon as Mike gets to Walter Reed -- I want to help make his homecoming special!!!

SO MANY HEROS, SO LITTLE TIME (TO THANK THEM SUFFICIENTLY)!!!!!

[samantha]

Since they're pansies, I think you should name them Dick Clarke,george stephanopoulos,sandy berger.bill cohen,paul begala,james carville,john kerry,etc,etc. Maybe not,it is too much of an insult to the poor innocent pansies. LOL!!!!!

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

LOL, my husband is at work and I will be going to our BSA troop's Court of Honor.

We went out to dinner last night because we knew what today schedule was going to be.

I have been saving a little bit each pay period for us to go on a cruise for next year.

[TruthNtegrity]

My cousin's son, a Mishipman at the Acadamy in Annapolis (dugh, where else would he be a Midshipman?) well, anyway, he's been thinking he wanted to be a pilot but not he's considering being a submariner. Having been around NAS and ports, I'm trying to convince him that he's not the type to be a submariner. He's a very outgoing friendly guy - and any submariner I've ever met was very quiet.

Same with your hubby?

Sorry for the silence but so happy you have base support.

Truthy

[TruthNtegrity]

Proofreading is your friend.

....NOW he is considering.......

[Maigrey]

Yea. Top 100!

[samantha]

We will leave you alone with your family reunion,the pictures say it all. Enjoy having your son back in your warm,loving arms, get to know the new man/boy/soldier. Tell us everything (within reason) when you can break away from eric. This is such a happy time on the dose,and Mystery's Mike coming home is icing on the cake.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

I like your enthusiasm.

[swheats]

Hi Truth, Condi had better watch her back around those vipers.