Posted on 12/20/2006 5:08:45 PM PST by silent_jonny
President Bush held a news conference this morning in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Click HERE for a complete transcript.
Later, the president signed The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, “a bill that will extend tax relief to millions of American families and small businesses and add momentum to a growing economy”. Click HERE for a complete transcript of the president’s remarks.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Andrew Natsios, U.S. special envoy to Sudan and Darfur, at the State Department.
And Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, along with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, General Peter Pace made a surprise visit to Baghdad where they met with troops and commanders to discuss future options in Iraq.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
Thanks, SJ. for your greeting. Merry Christmas to you also or Happy Honakah (or however you spell it). LOL~~~
Lol that's okay. I had several years where I just handed Christmas presents out of a plastic bag. I'm not that great with wrapping presents.
weird, looks like a movie set
No I leaving it for a Christmas surprise
Great "picture of the day"! He looks very forceful and that's the roll I love for him!
Thanks for opening Sanity Island tonight. It's getting needed more every day it gets closer to Christmas!
Why didn't *I* think of it? Whatever :P Lol. We had a great last night. We missed most of the cold. I think that was the best part lol.
Hmmm ... Wonder why it was used today.
You're welcome and thank you :)
You did it again! #32? You're better than I am! LOL!
I am running so late tonight, I might not ever get caught up anywhere! :D
Oops...never mind. Reading closer would help, too! LOL!
Maybe next time I can congratulate you for your 32nd! *blush*
A beautiful sight & song to behold thank you same sentiment to you & yours.
Beautiful! Merry Christmas STARWISE! Safe travels.
Wow! Moving on Christmas day!?!? May it be a safe and blessed day for you!
Wow a $100.00 though on the other hand at least he was prepared to release it even for a price.
I liked your comment English version of the cake - how different is it to the American one? Of course smaller due to the tin size - I am not sure if I would find a 10 inch sandwich tin an 8 inch I am sure I will find but a 10 that sounds enormous.
Thank you for your well done - was not sure what to put on top as did not want to detract from the white icing so settled for a simple Merry Christmas.
I hope they like it at work tomorrow.
Huh?
What?
Sorry, I was just rubbing some lotion on the native girls here on the Island. Don't want them to get sunburned, ya know.
Spot? No, no, you can keep Spot. He's more of a cold weather mouse anyway :)
Thank you and have a great Christmas - are you visiting friends or family?
Take care look forward to hearing about it.
Merry Chistmas & happy moving/travels to you & yours!
Gosh...good question.
I don't know...I just found it too coincidental that Pres. Bush would use that phrase so soon after Gates did...and he swore in Gates yesterday.
Maybe it is a chicken/egg thing...Pace may have said it first to Gates...Gates said it during the hearings...
I sure don't know the answer...I guess Pres. Bush and Pace could have had NO influence by Gates when that came up.
All I know is...when Gates gave his speech after being sworn in, I listened very carefully to what he said..and one of the first things he said was that Pres. Bush expects and wants an "HONEST" assessment..NOT, how grateful he was for the job, and thank you Mr. President....
I may be nitpicking...but, I read it as him telling people that HE is going to do that AWFUL thing that libs are always calling for..."speaking truth to power"....ugh
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