Posted on 07/05/2007 5:13:43 PM PDT by snugs
Today the President had no public events he did however sign legislation renaming to Federal Buildings. President Signs into Law S. 229 and S. 801
He also announced his intention to nominate two individuals to serve in his Administration. Stuart Ishimaru, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, for a five-year term expiring 07/01/12 and Daniel D. Heath, of New Hampshire, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, for a term of two years. Personnel Announcement
He also sent a memorandum to the Secretary of State regarding the Transfer of Funds from Prior Year Independent States Account to the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Account to Support the Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative. Memorandum for the Secretary of State Presidential Determination
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
As there were no public events today there are no new photos or quotes, so today I thought I would post a selection of photos from previous doses some of which are important events others are just photos that appeal to me. After the all clear please feel free to add some of your own.
MY PHOTO CHOICE FOR TODAY 
25th March 2007
Dose going up please wait for the all clear before adding some of your favourite photos.
White House 1st October 2006
2nd November 2006 Andrews Airforce Base
President George W. Bush (R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace laugh as Bush serves Pace coffee at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington February 1, 2007
14th March 2007
7th April 2007
President George W. Bush holds up his mountain bike before riding with members of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Saturday, May 5, 2007, in Beltsville, Md. "It doesn't take much time to stay fit -- 30 minutes five days a week; 30 minutes of walking, 30 minutes of running, 30 minutes of biking, 30 minutes of swimming on a regular basis will help deal with a lot of health issues here in America," said President Bush, who exercises regularly. White House photo by Joyce Boghosian
First lady Laura Bush, left, visits with Annie White of Landover, Md., during a tour of the George Washington University Cardiovascular Center in Washington, Monday, May 14, 2007. The first lady serves as an ambassador for The Heart Truth campaign and its Red Dress Project to raise women's awareness of heart disease. (AP Photo/ J. Scott Applewhite)
18th June 2007
NOW OVER TO YOU
Hi!
Toaster winner congratulations - do you have a favourite photo you would like
Thanks, I am surprised I made it after I saw it had seven posts
I like the last picture in #4
Thank you. Very nice.
Good evening. Thanks for this bit of sanity and civility.
Love the bike picture snuggles. Painted like AF 1 and looks like a Presidential Seal on the front. Sweet!
Pray for W and Our Troops
Good evening!
I hope you had an enjoyable Fourth.
I did. I hope you did too
Good evening!
Evening Kas, great thread!!
Pray for W and Our Troops
glad you like it
Thanks. It looks good
Yes, I did. Thank you for asking. I connected with some friends, enjoyed a concert and watched fireworks.
We paid tribute to our armed forces.
And a friend gave me some new hardware. I’m installing software now.
snugs: I just LOVE your photo selections tonight . . . Our president is soooooooooooooooo photogenic!!
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MUST READ . . .
PRESIDENT RESPECTS JUSTICE
So he lifted excessive sentence but left convictions, fine, probation.
By TONY SNOW
. . . The Constitution gives the president the power to grant clemency in a wide range of cases, at his discretion, with no restrictions. In the final hours of the Clinton administration, this unfettered authority was embodied in a mad rush to push through pardons with dizzying haste — 141 grants on Clinton’s final day in office, part of 211 in the final nine weeks.
In contrast, no president in recent history has made more careful use of the pardoning power than George W. Bush: The president believes pardons and commutations should reflect a genuine determination to strengthen the rule of law and increase public faith in government.
. . . The president was not motivated by politics in making this decision. If he had made the decision based on opinion polls, he wouldn’t have lifted a finger.
Instead, he did what he does normally, and what makes those of us who work for him proud. He proceeded on the basis of principle, and arrived at a sound and just decision — knowing he would take hits in the court of public opinion, but also knowing he was doing the right thing.
You can read the entire commentary here:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/07/post-2.html
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SURGE UPDATE:
Chuck over at Americas North Shore Journal updates The Surge with some graphs:
Two things of note that I suspect you won’t see in the media.
IED deaths are down for June from the high in May. In fact, there were fewer Americans killed in Iraq in June than in May.
Combat deaths from non IED causes were down for the second month in a row. The trend indicates that the peak has passed several months ago.
He also put up some other points that were ignored by the MSM, those being the numbers of terrorists killed since Jan 2007 and other successes:
SNUGS: WOULD YOU POST THE TABLES . . . I’m sure everyone here would enjoy the information provided!!
You can read the entire commentary here:
http://floppingaces.net/
That is a gorgeous George Toaster!!!!!
Thank You both again...Will be on my P rofile Page sometime soon. HTML Code vacay for me right now...I sure take alot of HTML Code vacays, Don’t I?
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Good to see you Bray
Awwwwwwwwwwwww.....now that’s the kind of photo of the day that I really like!
He is sooooo cute with babies....and that baby is a dolly!
(lucky kid!)
OoooLALA...Yummy pose w/the bike!
T Y for postng tonight’s Dose.
Lovely photos thanks for the contribution tonight
Thank you for a Dose filled with HAPPY pictures of the president. He hasn’t had much to laugh/smile about lately!
Thanks for opening Sanity Island for us once again.
Hope you and your dad are doing okay this summer.
That was a great dog.
Thank you for that link, DrDeb. Brit Hume mentioned it this evening and I forgot.
Great photos, snugs! Our President’s soul shines thru in the informal shots, doesn’t it?
I loved his retort to Bill Clinton’s insult today. My only complaint has been that he doesn’t do that often enough!
Please pray for our President.
Sanity Island has become a real refuge these days!
:o)
My pleasure
Post away have fun :o)
Thank you
Lovely black and white of the President and Barney
What a great photo! I’ve never seen that one before.
Thanks for the news that never makes it to the newspapers.
As Tony said:”If he had made the decision based on opinion polls, he wouldn’t have lifted a finger.”
Thank God this president listens to his heart and head rather than reacting to opinion polls that are written and published mostly by liberal think-tanks and news media sources.
Keep up the good work. We need to publish the numbers of insurgents killed weekly in bold print so we’ll get a sense of perspective that we certainly don’t have now!
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