A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 2.16.05

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov ^ | Wednesday February 16, 2005 | GretchenM

[GretchenM]

President Bush traveled to New Hampshire, continuing his "educate America" plan regarding Social Security reform.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan spoke before the Senate Banking Committee hearing, urging a go-slow approach on personal Social Security accounts, saying that while he embraces the idea central to President Bush's proposed overhaul, he is concerned about stability in financial markets. [I translate this to be good news.]

Dr. Rice testified in the Senate regarding the Secretary of State's budget.

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island!

[GretchenM]

QUOTE: I just want the idea of people being able to manage their own money to be a part of the debate. It makes financial sense, and it makes sense to promote ownership in America. I think that when more people own something the more they'll have a stake in the future of this country.

Posing for a photographer with local children after speaking at Pan Am Hangar in Portsmouth, N.H.

[GretchenM]

Dose going up.

Please wait to post or repost photos till the All Clear. Thanks!

[silent_jonny]

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[GretchenM]

at the Pan Am Hangar today in Portsmouth, N.H with Tim Penny, Frank Partin, Amy Partin, Bush, Bill Yeaton and Marlo Downer.

[Eragon]

Whooohooo thanks,
Top ten?

[GretchenM]

Dose going up.

Please wait to post or repost photos till the All Clear. Thanks!

[Eragon]

aaah you beat me...this close to the coveted #1!

[lysie]

Thank you.

[nepdap]

That is a WONDERFUL first picture! I love the dose, and so do our six children. :-)

[GretchenM]

and here's a little extra tidbit for you.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather, who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

[GretchenM]

With Amy Partin

[ozbushkin]

g'day Gretchen! Great choice for #1 - what a photo!! Lovely..

[GretchenM]

Alan Greenspan testifying

[silent_jonny]

Hey a ribbon and a joke--thanks! :)

[GretchenM]

Lester M. Crawford, the acting FDA commissioner who was nominated by President Bush to assume the post permanently, talks to FDA employees in Rockville, Md. yesterday . Earlier he and Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, not shown, met with FDA employees in Rockville, Md. to announce the FDA will establish a new independent Drug Safety Oversight Board to monitor FDA-approved medicines once they're on the market and update physicians and patients with emerging information on risks and benefits.

Anyone else notice how much more high profile Condi is as SoS than any recent SoS's?

Testifying before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her department's budget request. Love that name plate!

[GretchenM]

[GretchenM]

"Keep cool, everybody, we'll get this Social Security thing all sorted out!" (my caption)

[GretchenM]

July 2004
Barney looks in vain for the missing July 15, 2004 Barney Photo of the Day.

A cycling fan, Barney confides to his volleyball that he predicts Lance Armstrong will get a Stage 15 win on Tuesday.

I posted some of these before but there are new Dosers ...
Barney observes astronaut Neil Armstrong respond to questions for "Ask the White House" in the White House Garden Room Wednesday, July 21, 2004

In charge of squirrel patrol at the White House, Barney spots an intruder.

Barney ponders as he walks around the fountain in the East Garden

While giving a tour of the First Lady's garden to his friend Roly Poly Bug, Barney explains that lilies are bulbous perennials.

Barney stands in shocked silence after discovering that while explaining the history of the East Wing, he lost his entire tour group.

[GretchenM]

That is a WONDERFUL first picture!

Sometimes this job is soooo easy.

Hi to you, and please say hi to your children for all of us here.

[GretchenM]

Indeed, top ten!