Posted on 09/04/2007 6:43:47 PM PDT by Kaslin
After his surprise trip to Iraq yesterday where he met with the troops in Anbar Province President Bush flew to Sidney, Australia to attend the APEC summit
Today President Bush commended the Senate for confirming Jim Nussle as OMB Director
I thank the Senate for its strong bipartisan vote confirming Jim Nussle as Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Jim's confirmation comes at a critical time for our Nation's budget as Congress considers this year's annual spending bills. With less than a month until the new fiscal year begins, Congress has not sent any of the twelve appropriations bills to my desk. We must work together quickly to get the people's work done on time. Jim is a strong advocate for fiscal discipline and pro-growth economic policies, and he will help lead efforts to balance the budget by 2012 by restraining federal spending and keeping taxes low. And as OMB Director, he will work to provide transparency regarding federal spending and earmarks, strong accountability in government, and better results for taxpayers. I congratulate Jim and his family on today's confirmation and thank him for his continued service to our Nation.
Statement by the President
President George W. Bush today announced that he has named Barry Jackson as Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs. Mr. Jackson will be responsible for managing the White House offices of Political Affairs, Public Liaison, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Strategic Initiatives.
Since 2002, Mr. Jackson has served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Senior Advisor. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives. During his tenure, he has been responsible for facilitating coordination between the White House and external coalitions on major Presidential initiatives.
"Barry is a capable and trusted advisor who is widely respected for his sound judgment and strong ability to build consensus around initiatives that are important to all Americans," President Bush said. "Throughout my Administration, I have valued his advice and leadership. I appreciate his continued service."
Prior to joining the Administration, Mr. Jackson served as Chief of Staff to Congressman John Boehner and Executive Director of the House Republican Conference. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa.
Thank You K.!
You are very welome. There were only 2 photos of the president’s arrival in Sidney on the white House web page. Maybe more will be posted later
You’re quite welcome. He sure does
Thanks for your post re: Pres. B.’s trip “Down Under!”
Neat addition!
Nice report - thanks so much!
Thank you for all the wonderful pictures of George The most Wonderful !!! Once again, I can say, there has not been a day, in the last seven years that I have not been proud of President George W. Bush, I voted right!
It's Nick ... yay!
I am sure he does too
My pleasure
Hi - cute cow - thanks!
He has much more patience with their stupidity than I would!
You’re quite welcome, my pleasure
indeed
You’ve got some of the finest warriors in the world. I’ve got some incredible photos of ya’lls Special Ops teams in my other computer. I’ll try and post them later tonight or tomorrow. Your SP teams taught our SP teams a thing or two over the last few yrs. It’s really amazing how those teams go into areas for weeks and weeks at a time blend in with those cultures...and come back with incredible recon info. Thank You! And thank you for this report. Hehehehe...those poor old lunatic demonstrators got soaking wet...
You’re welcome, Purple
In the chatroom I frequent, when you type in :howdy the cow shows up
Yeah, he sure does
Oz, thank you, so much, for your terrific report! Being a sportsman himself, I’m sure President Bush understands Prime Minister Howard attending the football awards...lol.
Ahhhh, there’s my favorite SS man guarding President Bush’s back.
He has put on a few pounds it appears?
Nick not POTUS
Still a stud muffin
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