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PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President and Mrs. Bush are spending a quiet weekend. On Thursday, the President announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. Among them are B.B. King, David McCullough, former Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta, William Safire and Natan Sharansky. Click here to see the full list. PRESIDENTIAL SCHEDULE: The President will be holding a series of high-level meetings on Iraq next week. He will go to the State Department Monday to meet with senior officials. Later that day, he'll host outside experts on Iraq at a session in the Oval Office. On Tuesday, the President...

President Bush held a panel on school safety, in the wake of recent school shootings (murders) in US public schools. He met with Peru's president, Alan Garcia, in the Oval, and flew to Macon, GA, for a fundraiser.

The President signed 2 Bills today and also spoke to the National Association of Manufacturers The Vice President spoke at the 2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Malaysia. John Bolton gives testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who are considering his nomination to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The president jogged at the White House with a soldier who lost both legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq. He met with the 2006 Democracy Award winners. Bush addressed the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in Washington regarding the line item veto he wants Congress to pass. Secretary of State Rice is in Pakistan. (Despite the security escort she has, this is still a dangerous place for her to visit and I applaud her personal courage.).

President Bush attended the swearing-in ceremony for Gen. Michael Hayden as the new CIA Director. Read the president's remarks here. He met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the White House to discuss AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), peacekeeping contributions in Sudan, and Rwanda's strides toward reconciliation, democracy, and inclusiveness, and the important role of women in advancing these vital objectives. US sets conditions for talks with Iran. The first lady was in New Orleans, speaking at Tulane University; and for a tour of an exhibition at The Historic New Orleans Collection. Welcome to Sanity...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: Accompanied by their daughter Barbara, the first couple and the pets arrived safely back at the White House earlier today. Before leaving Texas, the President began the new year on Sunday at the bedsides of wounded servicemen and women, and awarded nine Purple Hearts to U.S. troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The president boarded the Marine One presidential helicopter before dawn on his ranch in Crawford and flew more than an hour to Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. His motorcade drove to Brooke Army Medical Center, a 224-bed hospital at...

The President made a statement offering sympathy on the first anniversary of the earthquake off the island of Sumatra that caused the violent tsunami in Asia last year. The President and Mrs Bush have now departed from Camp David to spend the rest of the holiday in Crawford, Texas. Taking the dogs and cat with them. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: With the President, First Lady and their family enjoying Christmas at Camp David, there are no new photos to post. So this will be something of an unual Dose, as I am dedicating it to the mother of our own dear snugs. Christmas is more than a holiday for exchanging gifts. It celebrates the birth of Jesus, the Christ Child. It also celebrates his parents, Mary and Joseph. And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady are spending Christmas at Camp David. Among those joining them at the wooded compound in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains are GWB's father and his mother, the First Lady's mother, Jenna Welch, and the first couple's twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. The President and his family, as well as military families, will attend a candlelight service on Christmas Eve at the Camp David chapel. The group also will watch an annual Christmas pageant put on by children of U.S. troops. The first family's menu for a Christmas Day lunch includes herb-roasted free...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady are spending the weekend at the White House. They will be attending the annual "Christmas in Washington" event tomorrow (see "the week ahead.") President Bush had a somewhat busy day. He congratulated Kazakhstan president-elect Nursultan Nazarbayev on his December 4 election victory, while highlighting the importance of continued democratic reforms in Kazakhstan, White House spokesman Blair Jones said. "Allegations of irregularities in the elections were noted and the president stressed the importance of investigating the facts related to those allegations," Jones said. Nazarbayev said the country is prepared to investigate...

"A Very Beazley Christmas" Starring Barney, Miss Beazley, President Bush, Laura Bush, Andy Card, Lynne Cheney, Willie the cat and others. - Barney Productions - http://www.whitehouse.gov/barney/barneycam2005.wm.v.html (9 minutes, 48 seconds running time) The making of "A Very Beazley Christmas" photo essay: http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/2005/photoessays/essay4/index.html Whitehouse "Holidays at the Whitehouse" site: (with many fun links)http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/2005/

WASHINGTON - How do you say "Merry Christmas" in Scottish terrier? Just ask presidential pups Barney and Miss Beazley. First lady Laura Bush showed a home video of White House holiday life — from the first dogs' point of view — to a group of patients, their families and staff at Children's National Medical Center on Wednesday. The video, "A Very Beazley Christmas," tells the story of a very jealous Barney, who hides presents meant for his more popular sister, Miss Beazley. The president's chief of staff, Andrew Card, and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, as well as television hosts Nancy...

The newest White House Christmas movie featuring Presidential pets Barney and Miss Beazley is being released today. Very Cute! Barney's webpage makes a good bookmark for the kids and there is some good political humor too. The scene featuring Lynne Chgeney talking to Barney about polls, is very funny, for those who appreciate the political innuendo! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/07/earlyshow/main1102865.shtml

There are no new photos of President Bush as he and the first lady continue their stay at their ranch in Crawford Texas where he based for the month of August. Though this is a time of relaxation and recharging of the batteries he continues to conduct governmental business from what has been dubbed the western White House. The White House announced that the President is sending Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar to Libya in a step toward normalizing relations after Tripoli decided to abandon weapons of mass destruction The Vice President has been in Springfield, Missouri today...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady are spending the weekend at their Crawford ranch. Undoubtedly Barney and Beezie are with them, but no new photos have turned up on Yahoo News Photos. (Sigh.) British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be visiting the President at the White House on Tuesday. The meeting is intended to be preparatory to the G8 Summit to be held in Scotland next month. They are expected to talk about aid to Africa, as well as the status of things in Afghanistan and Iraq. THE WEEK AHEAD: From White House Press Secretary Scott...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush spent the day in Washington while the First Lady continued her trip to the Middle East. The President attended church at St. Johns this morning. In the meantime, Laura and her security detail had a few anxious moments during her visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Here's a bit of how the Associated Press writer, Nedra Pickler, described the situation: JERUSALEM - Laura Bush waded into Middle East tensions on Sunday during chaotic visits to sacred religious sites, where crowds and hecklers grew so rowdy that armed guards had to restrain them....

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: Today President Bush attended the Latino Small Business Conference in Washington, and participated in a discussion about Social Security. Also today, the White House released some details of the President's upcoming trip to Europe. The presidential party will travel to Latvia, the Netherlands, Russia, and Georgia May 6-10 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. His visit will honor the shared sacrifice of millions of Americans and Europeans to defeat tyranny, and mark the growth of democracy throughout the continent. Building on the President's February visit to Europe, this trip...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady are spending the weekend in Washington, where they will attend the 91st annual White House Correspondents' Association banquet. The Vice President and Mrs. Cheney will also attend, along with nine Cabinet members and two Supreme Court justices, Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer. News organizations invited show business and sports stars such as Goldie Hawn, LL Cool J, Richard Gere, Jane Fonda [traitorous scum], and the starting quarterbacks of this year's Super Bowl, Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles. Award winners announced earlier...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady are at their Crawford ranch, where they will host the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia next week. The First Lady plans to attend the wedding this weekend of Mexico's billionaire beer baroness Asuncion Aramburuzabala to Tony Garza, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico. THE WEEK AHEAD: From yesterday's WH press gaggle aboard Air Force One. Monday, the President will welcome the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia at his ranch. Tuesday, GWB will participate in a roundtable on strengthening Social Security in Galveston, Texas. He will return to Washington that afternoon. Wednesday,...

The first family attended church this morning. Afterwards, the President headed to Camp David where he was to meet with his advisors to work on his State of the Union Address. QUOTE OF THE DAY: At this second gathering, our duties are defined not by the words I use, but by the history we have seen together. For a half century, America defended our own freedom by standing watch on distant borders. After the shipwreck of communism came years of relative quiet, years of repose, years of sabbatical - and then there came a day of fire. Some, I know,...