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Quote of the Day:

Q Mr. President, the Democrats have voted for a withdrawal timetable from Iraq, which you have said that you will veto. What ideas do you have for breaking this logjam going forward? And would you be willing to veto a second bill?

President Bush: Well, first of all, I haven't vetoed the first bill yet. But I'm going to. And the reason why I'm going to is because members of Congress have made military decisions on behalf of the military. They're telling our generals what to do. They're withdrawing before we've even finished reinforcing our troops in Baghdad. They're sending, in my judgment, a bad message to the Iraqis and to the enemy and, most importantly, to our military folks. So I made it clear I'd veto.

And, by the way, they're adding spending that shouldn't belong in the bill in the first place. Maybe they're important issues, but they ought to be -- these spending bills ought to be -- or spending issues ought to be debated in the normal course of business. So I've said this all along, my position has been consistent.

I'm sorry it's come to this. In other words, I'm sorry that we've had this, you know, the issue evolve the way it has. But, nevertheless, it is what it is and it will be vetoed and my veto will be sustained.

Photo of the Day:

President Bush, right, winks during a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Friday, April 27, 2007, at Camp David, Md.

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Thank you!

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President George W. Bush and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press availability Friday, April 27, 2007, at Camp David.

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President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan exchange nods as they open a joint press availability Friday, April 27, 2007, at Camp David. The meeting marked the first visit by Prime Minister Abe since coming to office.

President Bush: We have shown the North Korean leader that obstinance on this issue, that there's a price to pay. We have come together as a group of nations, all aiming to achieve the same objective, and that is for the leader to North Korea to verifiably give up the weapons program that he has, just like he said he would do …

We're hoping that the North Korea leader continues to make the right choice for his country. But if he should choose not to, we've got a strategy to make sure that the pressure we've initially applied is even greater. That's our plan.

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President George W. Bush exchanges handshakes with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan after their joint press availability Friday, April 27, 2007, at Camp David.

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President Bush shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after their joint press availability, Friday, April 27, 2007, at Camp David, Md.

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First lady Laura Bush speaks during the Salvation Army National Advisory Organizations Conference, Friday, April 27, 2007, in Dallas.

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Vice President Dick Cheney speaks in Tulsa, Okla., Friday, April 27, 2007.

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Mrs. Lynne Cheney greets Mrs. Akie Abe, the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, at the Freer Gallery of Art Friday, April 27, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Cheney and Mrs. Abe toured the museum of asian art with Dr. James Ulak, curator of Japanese art.

Mrs. Lynne Cheney and Mrs. Akie Abe tour the Freer Gallery of Art with Dr. James Ulak, curator of Japanese art, Friday, April 27, 2007, in Washington, D.C.

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[Fudd Fan]

What a great photo of President Cutie-Pie.

Hi guys!!

[NordP]

Thank you s_j, for another stellar job with the Dose!

I'm in and out...lurking, as we have dinner guests. It's FABULOUS weather here in America's Finest City!!! (Especially inland ;-) We bought some amended soil and I have been shoveling it out of hubby's truck and putting it all along the border of our house and in the planters and the back yard.....oh, it's been fun!!! I told myself that this must be what the President feels like when he's clearing brush with his chain saw at the Ranch! Arrrrrh! Playing in the Dirt ;-) BIG smile! Gotta go! Bye for now,

NordP

[SnarlinCubBear]

A day late and a dollar short, but THANKS FOR THE DOSE Jonny.

[MinorityRepublican]

President Bush looks the best he had in years.....he doesn’t look weary at all.