A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 6.23.05

whitehouse.gov; yahoo.com ^ | Thursday June 23, 2005 | Snugs

[CAluvdubya]

You say it so much better than I! I always know what happened but can never remember the details. It's an age thing.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

[gopwinsin04]

Did you see the promise ring on one Kate Middleton's third finger today at Prince Williams St. Andrews graduation ceremony?

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United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, listens to German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer at a meeting of the G8 Foreign Ministers in London, Thursday June 23, 2005

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, listens to British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, with behind them Italian Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini at a meeting of the G8 Foreign Ministers in London, Thursday June 23, 2005.

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gestures as United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at the G8 Foreign Minister's meeting, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in central London, on Thursday 23 June 2005.

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Have not seen any news today on TV but it is rumoured that they are very "close"

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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, centre, helps the United States' Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to her seat during the G8 Foreign Minister's meeting, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in central London, on Thursday June 23 2005.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attend the G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting in central London, on Thursday , June 23, 2005

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends the G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting in central London, on Thursday , June 23, 2005

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice laugh during the G8 Foreign Minister's meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, central London, June 23, 2005.

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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld , right, shakes hands with Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., on Capitol Hill Thursday, June 23, 2005, during an appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Kennedy later asked Rumsfeld 'Isn't it time for you to resign?', citing what he called 'gross errors and mistakes' in the U.S. military campaign in Iraq.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld testifies on U. S. Military strategy in Iraq on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 23, 2005, before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington. Rumsfeld said it 'would be a mistake' to set a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq.

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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers appear on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2005, before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld testifies about operations in Iraq including the training of Iraqi troops, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Rumsfeld was joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers(2nd R), General John Abizaid, commander of Central Command(L), and Commanding General Multi-National Force-Iraq General George W. Casey

U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld responds to criticism during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the U.S. military strategy in Iraq on Capitol Hill June 23, 2005.

U.S. Central Commanding Gen. John Abizaid responds to criticism of U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the U.S. military stategy in Iraq on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2005

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U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) calls for the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the U.S. military strategy in Iraq on Capitol Hill June 23, 2005. Kennedy asked Rumsfeld 'Isn't it time for you to resign?,' citing what he called 'gross errors and mistakes' in the U.S. military campaign in Iraq

Do you get the feeling that Rummy is not impressed with the question

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld responds to comments by Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), including a call for resignation

Notice though the MSM does not say what that reponse was which actually included the Defense Secretary reminding the committee that he had indeed offered his resignation twice and both times the President had not accepted it .

[txrangerette]

You are welcome. Btw, I like the President's green tie but quite a few Dosers have criticized it in the past. LOL

[SoCalPol]

Speaking to the NY conservative Party


.....But perhaps the most important difference between conservatives and liberals can be found in the area of national security. Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers. In the wake of 9/11, conservatives believed it was time to unleash the might and power of the United States military against the Taliban; in the wake of 9/11, liberals believed it was time to… submit a petition. I am not joking. Submitting a petition is precisely what Moveon.org did. It was a petition imploring the powers that be” to “use moderation and restraint in responding to the… terrorist attacks against the United States.”



I don’t know about you, but moderation and restraint is not what I felt as I watched the Twin Towers crumble to the earth; a side of the Pentagon destroyed; and almost 3,000 of our fellow citizens perish in flames and rubble.



Moderation and restraint is not what I felt – and moderation and restraint is not what was called for. It was a moment to summon our national will – and to brandish steel.



MoveOn.Org, Michael Moore and Howard Dean may not have agreed with this, but the American people did.



Conservatives saw what happened to us on 9/11 and said: we will defeat our enemies. Liberals saw what happened to us and said: we must understand our enemies. Conservatives see the United States as a great nation engaged in a noble cause; liberals see the United States and they see … Nazi concentration camps, Soviet gulags, and the killing fields of Cambodia.



Has there been a more revealing moment this year than when Democratic Senator Richard Durbin, speaking on the Senate floor, compared what Americans had done to prisoners in our control at Guantanamo Bay with what was done by Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot – three of the most brutal and malevolent figures in the 20th century?



Let me put this in fairly simple terms: Al Jazeera now broadcasts to the region the words of Senator Durbin, certainly putting America’s men and women in uniform in greater danger. No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals.

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[CAluvdubya]

Didn't I hear that Scott Ritter is now working for Al Jazeera?

[McGavin999]

Cheney will be loaded for bear after that meeting today. Lots of exciting things happening in Iraq the last couple of days.

[STARWISE]

They're doing the panel anatomy of it now on Fox Report with Britt.

[CAluvdubya]

Brit slappin down Mara L. and Mort over the Rove issue now.

Hahaha, Go Brit!

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That was a great piece

[Fudd Fan]

Hi snugs, thanks for today's Dose! It's been quite a news day.

[CAluvdubya]

Fred is doing a great job with his smackdown too! Has done his research!

[Fudd Fan]

I just love Ben Stein's shoes!

[SoCalPol]

Didn't I hear that Scott Ritter is now working for Al Jazeera?


I wouldn't doubt it. He has been doing their work right along.