A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos) 12.22.03

Yahoo,Whitehouse.gov,Reuters,AssociatedPress | 12/22/03 | TruthNtegrity

[TruthNtegrity]

The President had a busy weekend. He called the President of China to thank him for his recent comments on Taiwan and they discussed by phone how to restart North Korea nuclear talks. During the conversation Saturday night, the two leaders made a favorable appraisal of Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to the United States this month. Hu told Pres. Bush he hoped the goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula can be realized through a way acceptable to all parties concerned.

Sunday, after attending St. John's across the street from the White House, the President met with his Security Council and Sec. of Homeland Security, Sec. Ridge. As a result of these meetings, based on the increase of chatter, the threat level has been raised to "High".

Monday, the President met with his Homeland Security Council meeting, including officials from the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), after the domestic security threat level was raised Sunday from yellow, denoting an "elevated" risk of attack, to orange or "high" risk. The President also met with Iraq Administrator, Paul Bremer, for an update, the week following the capture of Saddam Hussein. The President was also scheduled to meet with Sec. Defense Rumsfeld.

President Bush scheduled several events Monday to send Hanukkah greetings to Jews celebrating the eight-day Festival of Lights this holiday season. The President was to meet in the Roosevelt Room of the White House with rabbis and Jewish community leaders in Washington. Before leaving for Camp David, Pres. Bush was scheduled to host an annual Hanukkah reception at the White House and speak at a ceremony to light a menorah, or candelabra.

Then he left for Camp David where he will spend Christmas, leaving the day after for the Crawford Ranch where the First Family will celebrate the New Year's celebration together.

The President's diplomatic day continued from Camp David. President George W. Bush swapped views with China's President Hu Jintao on ending the North Korea nuclear crisis, in a telephone call (1:45 PM Monday) which also touched on mainland tensions over Taiwan. Pres. Bush also eased the path for his Iraq debt envoy James Baker who arrives in Beijing on December 30, after visits to South Korea and Japan.

[McGavin999]

Keep us posted Mo, we're still praying.

[terilyn]

Thank you both for the birthday wishes. I like this. My birthday gets to last for more than one day LOL!

A very Merry Christmas to you as well.

[Mo1]

Thank you for all your prayers ... They mean a great deal. My mom had come down with the flu which turned into pneumonia .. she wasn't strong enough to fight it all and she passed away this afternoon.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Oh Mo1....
I am so very, very sorry for your loss..

I will keep you in my heart and prayers..

If there is anything I can do, please don't hesitate to ask...

Love,

Ms.B

[Mo1]

Thank you Mrs. B

[mtngrl@vrwc]

I am so sorry to hear this, Mo. My prayers and thoughts will be with you during this time.

[hoosiermama]

I have a friend who covers her tree with a white sheet and stores it in the corner of her basement. She hangs a sign on it that reads: "THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST". In the middle of the summer she flips the sign over to read: "THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS YET TO COME"!

[gramho12]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Back at ya'!

[hoosiermama]

Mo1 I am so sorry! ((((HUGS)))) Losing a parent is one of the hardest things we go through in life.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

That's cute!

Merry Christmas to you!

Ms.B

[hoosiermama]

Same to ya! +HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS!

[kitkat]

Oh, Mo, I am SO sorry to hear that. My prayers are with you and your family. Please come back to us frequently for anything we can do or any way we can help to see you through the worst of it. (((hugs)))

[prairiebreeze]

My condolenscences Mo. You have mail

Prairie

[Brad’s Gramma]

Mo, I'm so very VERY sorry about your mom.

If there's ANYTHING we can do to help you...you know where to find us.

I love ya.

BG

[prairiebreeze]

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and the All the Best in 2004 to all my Doser FRiends!!

Prairie

[ohioWfan]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, mountaingirl (and everyone else too)!!

Hey, mountaingirl.....all three kids (who are home) got all thirty of your RoTK questions......who said them and to whom.....in about 5 seconds each!

They said it was kinda scary that they knew all of them after only 2 viewings! :o)

[ohioWfan]

OH, MO! I am SO sorry!

Your family has my prayers!! May God lift you up and carry you through these difficult days!

[jtill]

So very sorry to hear of the loss of your Mother. It's always a hard thing to accept, but it is especially hard at this time of year.

Prayers for you and your loved ones...just remember that love never dies.

[jtill]

MERRY CHRISTMAS mtngrl.

Thanks to you and all who take the time and effort to post the Dose. It is truly an island of sanity in an insane world.

May you all have a blessed Christmas as you celebrate the joy of Jesus in your hearts.

[mystery-ak]

Merry Christmas to all of my wonderful friends on the dose.