Posted on 09/05/2010 5:29:14 PM PDT by Kaslin
The month of September 2005 was a very busy month for President Bush after Katrina came on land at the Gulf coast and damaged the area. We see President Bush and First Lady Laura visiting New Orleans and other affected areas in Louisiana and Mississippi to comfort the victims of the hurricane and bring aid
The country lost Chief Justice William Renquist who passed away on September 3, 2005
President Bush nominated Judge Roberts to become the next Chief Supreme Court Justice. On September 29th Justice Roberts was sworn in as the 20th? Supreme Court Chief Justice.
President Bush remembered 9/11 heroes at a Medal of Valor ceremony. He also met with several foreign leaders and addressed the Useless Nations
For the quote of the month I have chosen President Bush’s Remarks which he gave at the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance Service on September 16, 2005
GWB UPDATE . . .
GEORGE AND LAURA BUSH WILL BE HERE THURSDAY
The former first couple will appear at 11:30 a.m. this Thursday at the Buckhead Borders, at 3637 Peachtree Rd. In order to meet them, you need to obtain a wristband in advance. Wristbands are available beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday at that Borders.
http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2010/12/14/george-and-laura-bush-will-be-here-thursday/?cxntlid=thbz_hm
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GEORGE W BUSH: REFLECTIONS ON A PRESIDENCY
You can listen to Part One of this FOCUS ON THE FAMILY interview here:
http://listen.family.org/daily/A000003033.cfm#
I too hope to visit President Bush’s Freedom Institute and Library . . . It’s scheduled to open its doors in three years — can’t wait!
I’ve posted a GWB Update at #1021.
Hugh Hewitt conducted a great interview with President Bush — thank you for posting the transcript.
Thanks for the link. HH is often pre-empted by college sports here. It’s so annoying ;-(
GWB UPDATE . . .
ZOGBY INTERACTIVE: SARAH PALIN PERSON OF THE YEAR FOR 2010; PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH PERSON OF THE DECADE
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1933
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WAITING FOR MR. AND MRS. BUSH
ATLANTA — More than 1,000 people stood in the cold air Wednesday for a chance to meet a former president and first lady.
President George W. Bush and his wife Laura will autograph copies of their books Thursday at a Borders Store off Peachtree Road in Buckhead.
The book store announced Tuesday you would need to stand in line Wednesday to get a wristband.
Read the rest of the article here:
http://www.11alive.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=168322&catid=166
SWEEEEET!!
Justice is SO cool. :)
Thanks, as always for the good news, DrDeb!
Person of the decade! Of course, who else could it be?
GWB UPDATE . . .
A VISIT FROM FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH AND LAURA BUSH
[photos included]
http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2010/12/16/a-visit-from-former-president-george-w-bush-and-laura-bush/?cxntlid=thbz_hm
FORMER PRESIDENT SIGNS BOOK AT ATLANTA STORE
[videoclip included]
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/26157805/detail.html
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BILLY GRAHAM TO JOIN BUSH AT BOOK SIGNING
(at Bill Graham’s bookstore next Monday)
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/16/1915459/former-president-bush-to-sign.html
That’s wonderful that Billy Graham will be alongside with GWB on Monday. After all, President Bush has mentioned that Graham was the one person who changed his life in such a profound way. Thank you for posting the links.
Thanks for posting these incredible photos, patty!
Would that I could be there! I worked at the Billy Graham Association when living in Minnesota years and years ago, and he is one of the most admirable people in the whole world.
God bless BOTH these men!
(Thanks as always for the great links and articles, Deb!)
I swear Laura gets younger every day! Happiness can do wonderful things.
Thank you for posting these amazing photos of OUR beautiful and ‘so much in love’ First Couple . . . And I too greatly enjoy the fact that the President’s spiritual mentor will join him (the President) for a book-signing on Monday . . . God bless them both!
GWB UPDATE . . .
MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. BUSH: ‘DECISION POINTS’ IS A BIG SELLER
[That’s PRESIDENT Bush to you, usatoday!]
key take-away: Publisher Crown reports that 1.75 million copies of the book have sold since Nov. 9.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2010-12-16-xmassales16_ST_N.htm
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DECISION POINTS IS NUMBER ONE ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST AGAIN THIS WEEK!
[This is either the 5th or sixth week!]
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=s9_al_bw_feat?ie=UTF8&docId=239332&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0MH8N9583RGSD2318VYF&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1284432362&pf_rd_i=549028
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DECISION POINTS REMAINS NUMBER ONE ON AMAZON.COM
[Decision Points has been number one at amazon since it debuted on November 9!!]
“MR. BUSH: ‘DECISION POINTS’ IS A BIG SELLER”
I’ll bet it kills them to say this. ;-)
Wouldn't you think that the media could at least use the title
ALWAYS given to a former president...President Bush... as they would
for any other of the formers? Very rude and probably a conscious
decision to do this!
President Bush and Reverend Billy Graham will be On the Record with Greta Van Susteren tonight (Monday) at 10pm EST.
And SUCH good news about THE President's book, Deb. Thank you!
(What I want to know is, when will President Bush's book overtake My LIES, by xlinton.....hehe.....)
From the article: Publisher Crown reports that 1.75 million copies of the book have sold since Nov. 9.
My comments: To put this in perspective, in only 42 days since the book debuted, its entire first printing has been sold out. It has been selling at the rate of approximately 41,666 copies a day.
Deliberately not using the much over-used word "great," I've often said GWB's was the most consequential, the most significant, important presidency since that of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Leftists who control modern academia will try to downplay it, twist it, and otherwise bury it. Obdurate people on the Right who hate him over pedestrian issues and imaginary slights (e.g., immigration reform PROPOSAL; Harriet Miers) can continue to whine, insult, and foolishly "disown" him, but none can diminish the importance of his presidency.
Not since the War of 1812 -- 189 years earlier -- had any of America's original 13 colonies been attacked by a foreign enemy. Not since 1812 had the capitol of the United States been attacked. The Pentagon, the seat of our military, had never been attacked.
The events of 9/11/01 and near-simultaneous anthrax events meant our government, military, air transportation system, financial system, postal system, and news media had all been attacked virtually at once. Yet the nation is still intact and the world did not descend into chaos thanks to the leadership of one man.
The way President Bush handled himself and led the nation with such towering dignity, courage and foresight in the immediate aftermath revealed him to be an extraordinarily rare man. The challenges he faced, and the decisions he made for better or worse, put him in a league only with Washington, Lincoln, FDR and Wilson (ugh!) in shaping not just our history, but our future for decades to come.
So the strength of his book sales should not surprise anyone. Metaphorically speaking, all of us stood with him on top of that destroyed fire engine at Ground Zero and told our enemies they would hear from us. All of us stood on that pitcher's mound with GWB at Yankee Stadium, gave thumbs up, tossed a perfect strike, and shouted USA! USA! USA! -- the quintessential American answer to the entire world. All of us stood with him before Congress and said, "You're either with us, or you're with the terrorists." All of us stood with him before the General Assembly and told the UN it either would enforce its nearly 20 resolutions against Saddam Hussein or become irrelevant.
Both the Right and the Left of today can continue their blind pettiness toward the man, but like the UN, they have become irrelevant as regards GWB's place in history. It is already assured by deeds and results. The man, himself, is serene, comfortable, happy and content to let the future dissect the past. His work is done. He did his best. Fair-minded people know; the rest don't matter.
Inaugural Address, January 20, 2001, President George W. BushAfter the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson: “We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?'”
Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration. The years and changes accumulate. But the themes of this day he would know: our nation's grand story of courage and its simple dream of dignity. We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his purpose. Yet his purpose is achieved in our duty, and our duty is fulfilled in service to one another.
Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our country more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.
This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.
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