Posted on 01/09/2006 4:25:46 PM PST by snugs
The President and the First Lady spent the weekend at the White House attending St John's Church as is their normal practice on Sunday
The President and Judge Samuel Alito addressed the media in the Rose Garden Monday after a breakfast meeting in the Private Dining Room. Prior to breakfast he spoke with Judge Alito in the Oval Office
Later in the morning the President discusses progress and Celebrates the 4th Anniversary of No Child Left Behind by visiting North Glen Elementary School Glen Burnie, Maryland the first lady accompanied the President.
Today Vice President Dick Cheney was taken to the George Washington University Hospital at 3 a.m. EST, accompanied by his wife Lynne experiencing shortness of breath, which doctors found was unrelated to his heart condiiton. He was released about four-and-a-half hours later.
He had an electrocardiogram, a test that monitors the electrical activity of the heart, which found that it was unchanged. It was then determined that the Vice President was retaining fluid as a result of anti-inflammatory medication he has been taking for a foot problem. He was then placed on a diuretic as treatment and left the hospital around 7:30 a.m. returning to the vice president's residence at the Naval Observatory.
Later in the morning, President Bush said he was expecting the Vice President to be back at work shortly. "He's doing fine, I talked to him this morning," President Bush told reporters after visiting an elementary school in Glen Burnie, Md. "His health is good. He'll be coming in to work a little later on today."
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, meets with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer
Judge Samuel Alito Senate confirmation hearing started today with the opening statements.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
QUOTE OF THE DAY
President Discusses Confirmation Hearing of Judge Alito with Press
The Rose Garden
7:52 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I just had breakfast with Judge Alito. I told him I think he conducted himself with such dignity and class in the weeks leading up to the confirmation process, which begins today. Sam Alito is eminently qualified to be a member of the bench. I'm not the only person who feels that way -- the American Bar Association looked at his record, looked at his opinions, looked at his temperament, and came to the same conclusion, that he is well qualified to be a Supreme Court judge.
Sam's got the intellect necessary to bring a lot of class to that Court. He's got a judicial temperament necessary to make sure that the Court is a body that interprets the law and doesn't try to write the law. And so I'm looking forward to your hearings. I know the American people will be impressed, just like I have been impressed and a lot of other members of the Senate have been impressed. And my hope, of course, is that the American people will be impressed by the process. It's very important that members of the Senate conduct a dignified hearing. The Supreme Court is a dignified body; Sam is a dignified person. And my hope, of course, is that the Senate bring dignity to the process and give this man a fair hearing and an up or down vote on the Senate floor. Sam, good luck to you. Thanks for your agreement to serve. I appreciate you. Thank you.
PHOTO OF THE DAY 
President George W. Bush and Judge Samuel A. Alito address the media in the Rose Garden Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, after a breakfast meeting in the Private Dining Room. Confirmation hearings for Judge Alito, President Bush's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, begin today in Washington, D.C.
President George W. Bush and Judge Samuel A. Alito shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, before breakfast in the Private Dining Room. Confirmation hearings for Judge Alito, President Bush's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, were scheduled to begin today in Washington.
President Bush, right, and Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito leave the Oval Office after having breakfast, Monday, Jan. 9, 2006,
Good evening!
President George W. Bush and Judge Samuel A. Alito address the media in the Rose Garden Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, after a breakfast meeting in the Private Dining Room. Confirmation hearings for Judge Alito, President Bush's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, begin today in Washington, D.C. "It's very important that members of the Senate conduct a dignified hearing. The Supreme Court is a dignified body; Sam is a dignified person. And my hope, of course, is that the Senate bring dignity to the process and give this man a fair hearing and an up or down vote on the Senate floor," said the President.
Hi!
Good evening sunshine your name brightens the day once again
And yours mine.
President Bush waves behind bushes as he leaves the Oval Office, Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, to make remarks on the No Child Left Behind program at North Glen Elementary School, Glen Burnie, Md.
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President Bush stands and waits for first lady Laura Bush, who was late meeting him on the South Lawn, Monday, Jan. 9., 2006, at the White House. President Bush was leaving to make remarks on No Child Left Behind program at North Glen Elementary School, Glen Burnie, Md
Dial up system strikes again; close, but alas a loser.
President Bush gestures while speaking to a group at North Glen Elementary School Monday, Dec. 9, 2006, in Glen Burnie, Md
Better luck next time LOL
Laura Bush and President Bush discuss "No Child Left Behind," at North Glen Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Md., Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. "Interestingly enough, in 2003, 45 percent of the African American students in this school rated proficient in reading; in 2005, 84 percent are proficient. In other words, this is a school that believes every child can learn. Not just certain children, every child," said the President.
President Bush applauds as his wife Laura speaks to a group at North Glen Elementary School Monday, Dec. 9, 2006, in Glen Burnie, Md
President Bush, right, gestures during a visit with first lady Laura Bush to North Glen Elementary School, Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, in Glen Burnie, Md. Bush is promoting the 'No Child Left Behind Act
President George W. Bush signs a classroom door during his visit with teachers and students at North Glen Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Md., Monday, Jan. 9, 2006.
President George W. Bush and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings visit with students at North Glen Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Md., Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. "This is a fine school," said the President in his remarks about 'No Child Left Behind' at the school. "We're here to herald excellence. We're here to praise the law that is working. I'm here to thank the teachers, not only here, but around the state of Maryland and around the country, who are dedicating their lives to providing hope for our future."
President George W. Bush (back row 2nd R) and first lady Laura Bush (back row 3rd L) pose with fifth graders at the North Glen Elementary School in Glen Bernie, Maryland January 9, 2006
Thanks, I'll need it. By the way, were there no pictures of Laura as she left with the President today? Looks like they just cut her out of the deal, from what I've seen so far.
President George W. Bush talks with first lady Laura Bush upon their return to the White House January 9, 2006
President George W. Bush walks away from the Marine One helicopter upon his return to the White House in Washington January 9, 2006.
Thanks, snugs. The hearings sure were interesting. And Lindsey Graham actually sounded like a conservative today!
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