A day in the life of President Bush (photos) 7/26/02

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[ohioWfan]

This morning, President Bush, joined by firefighters and police officers, emergency personnel and local public officials, addressed members of Congress in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Office Buiding at the White House on the subject of the Homeland Security Department, stressing the need for managerial flexibility as a key to it's success. This afternoon in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, he honored the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, calling on Congress to fund his New Freedom Initiative budget requests.

Last night House and Senate negotiators agreed on a bill that would give President Bush fast tracked trade promotion authority, and this afternoon, he made a trip to Capitol Hill to thank them, and to urge House Republicans to back the bill. Enjoy your Daily Dose of Dubya!!

[marylina]

I wanna tell you, I worked at this all day long! I will never take rintense for granted ever again!!

I just knew you'd take this responsibility very seriously; you are extremely conscientious and hard-working, and that's why you are so loved here at FR, and more specifically, the Dose! Thanks, ohio.

[ohioWfan]

I wasn't worried, kitkat! I knew I wouldn't be able to hear the snickers going on all around the country, anyway! hehe

(But thanks for the encouragement, friend!)

[Freee-dame]

Thanks for posting today's dose. Good job.

[maica]

He our (SS guy) must feel a little nervous when he has to be that far away from the president. He prefers to stand Immediately at the President's back.

[alnick]

You're both doing a great job of pinch hitting for Rintense and Mtngirl. Thanks for the birthday greeting TruthNtegrity. :-)

[ohioWfan]

Aw, shucks, guys, it was my pleasure!!

Holiday Express!! LOL!!

[altura]

Thank you ohioWfan, for filling in and doing a great job.

Now that you've breathed a sigh of relief and announced that this is work, we should all appreciate rintense even more since she does it every day.

[marylina]

He our (SS guy) must feel a little nervous when he has to be that far away from the president. He prefers to stand Immediately at the President's back.

I've noticed that! He seems to like to be close enough to dive in front of our Dubya, if he had to. Very intense, dedicated man.

[kitkat]

Do you think we scared her? She DOES work well under pressure, doesn't she?

Hey, ohio, Eric would be proud of you.

[ohioWfan]

Thanks, Miss Marple! I still think we should write to MRS. Ridge, so she can give him some gentle hints........like SMILE, you big dummy!!

FWI, three posts! How kind of you! :o)

[McLynnan]

Here's a link to a thread on Foley's letter. Foley's Smoking Gun

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Oh my - I have a bad case of stuttering tonight! Apologies!

[MJY1288]

Thank You!

[Nea Wood]

I'm sure rintense will be very proud when she comes back and sees how well you did! As the Prez would say, "Good job!"

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

TRUTH - are you doing the Birthday Celebration tonight? Sorry I didn't see that - don't have my glasses on tonight LOL. WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!! and THANKS!!!!!!

[ohioWfan]

You're welcome! I think we should all give rintense a raise when she comes back! In fact, we should double her salary! LoL!

[ohioWfan]

As the Prez would say, "Good job!"

Yes, he says that all the time, and I want him to say it to me!!

[McLynnan]

[not-alone]

WASHINGTON - Congressman Mark Foley (FL-16), one of the first Members of Congress to call for the testimonies of former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Senator John Corzine for their companies’ involvement in the Enron scandal, today wrote the Big Three television network anchors asking them to cover the Rubin-Enron story on their broadcasts. The letter to Tom Brokaw of NBC, Peter Jennings of ABC and Dan Rather of CBS is as follows:


Tom Brokaw, NBC

Peter Jennings, ABC

Dan Rather, CBS


July 26, 2002


Dear Sirs:


As you know, over the last few weeks, print and broadcast news has been peppered with reports on corrupt CEOs and talk of corporate accountability legislation on Capitol Hill. As President Bush and our Congressional Leaders promised, the strong action Americans demanded has come to fruition.


While I am not writing to complain about your coverage of the scandals or the legislation, I am calling upon you to cover what could be the real smoking gun in the Enron scandal - former Clinton Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin.


Numerous media reports directly implicate Mr. Rubin in this scandal. Here’s how John Fund of the Wall Street Journal put it: “Citigroup, which he [Rubin] has headed since 1999, played a central role in concealing Enron's growing debts from investors and regulators. Last November Mr. Rubin phoned Peter Fisher, a Treasury undersecretary, and asked him to intervene with credit-rating agencies that were about to downgrade Enron's status. John Diaz, a managing director of Moody's Investors Service, says Mr. Rubin also contacted him about getting a higher credit rating for Enron. Both men rebuffed Mr. Rubin's requests, which struck them as highly unusual.”


Since this has come to light, I have been calling on Senator Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, and Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the subcommittee probing Enron's internal practices, to subpoena Mr. Rubin and hear his testimony.

Additionally, when you consider the fact that Citigroup has, over the last five years, been one of Mr. Lieberman’s top campaign contributors and has also dipped into its coffers for Mr. Levin, this story takes on an even more troubling dimension.

Gentlemen, I’m assuming you simply haven’t found the time to cover this story. However, now that the Fox News Channel, CNN, USA TODAY, The Associated Press, The Washington Times and many others have begun their coverage of this story, I would hope you will find a few minutes to devote to this before the Senate breaks for its August recess next week.

Sincerely,

Mark Foley

Member of Congress, Florida 16

[Miss Marple]

"Good job!"

LOL! I am beginning to listen for that whenever people appear with the President. I have heard him say it to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Vladimir Putin, a volunteer for literacy, and Laura.

It is so corny but sincere that it makes me smile.