[Kaslin]

Quote of the day

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. General, thank you very much for your hospitality. It's a true honor to come to Walter Reed to be able to see the docs and nurses, the physical therapists who are working with our wounded soldiers. The care here is remarkable. There has been some bureaucratic red-tape issues in the past that the military is working hard to cure. But when it comes time to healing broken bodies, this is a fabulous place.

I am constantly amazed at the character and courage of those who wear our uniform. And that's no more vividly displayed than here in this place of healing. I want to thank our soldiers, sailors and Marines, airmen, Coast Guardsmen and women for their service to the country, and I thank their families. As we head into the 4th of July, we're a fortunate nation to have people who are willing to volunteer in the face of danger to help secure this country in the long run.

Picture of the day

resident George W. Bush delivers brief remarks after visiting with troops Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Eric Draper

[tsmith130]

1st?

[Kaslin]

Dose going up -

please wait for the all clear before posting or reposting any photos or graphics – thanks

[Albion Wilde]

Portrait of Dr. Walter Reed

U.S. postage stamp

First-Day cover

Dr. Walter Reed in his office, 1930's

Birthplace of Thomas Walter Reed, Virginia

Biography of Walter Reed

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[Albion Wilde]

Ping! Happy Independence Day, everyone!

[hardback]

God bless our President! Even the NY Times Op-Ed loves him today... and happy 4th of July!!

David Brooks: Ending the Farce 'Bush’s Decision in the Libby Case Was Exactly Right'

The New York Times Select Edition (subscription only) ^ | 7/3/7 Posted on 07/03/2007 8:48:42 AM PDT by hardback

A cast of thousands crowded the stage, filling the the air with fevered vapors and gleeful rage. The media stakeouts of Karl Rove's driveway, the delirious calls from producers (The indictment is coming today!)

The media types so eager to get Rove, back when everyone thought he was the key leaker. Richard Armitage was as Fitzgerald knew from the start.

It was like a city of Ahabs getting deliriously close to the great white whale.

The trial to be honest, was somehwat aniclimatic. Fitzgerald, casting himself as Inspector Javert, demanded Libby get a harsh sentence as punishment for crimes he had not been convicted of.

The judge, casting himself as David against Goliath, demonstrated an impressive capicty for talking about himself. President Bush entered the stage like a character from another world, a world in which things make sense.

Of course the howlers howl. That is their assigned posture in this drama. The only thing you can count on is that their anger has been cynically manufactured from start to finish

The farce is over. Nobody but Libby's family will remember it in a few weeks time. Everyone else will have moved on to other fiacos, other poses, fresher manias.

[snugs]

Thanks for the dose

[bray]

Thank you Kas, great pictures and a great port in the storm.

Pray for W and Our Troops