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A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 10-5-07
WhiteHouse.gov & other sources ^ | 10-5-07

Posted on 10/05/2007 5:28:49 PM PDT by silent_jonny

President Bush met with his economic team today in the Oval Office. August 2007 marked the 49th consecutive month of job growth since 2003. “And that's the longest uninterrupted job growth on record for our country.” (Transcript)

The president also took this opportunity to speak about terrorism and to defend US interrogation policy since some people, like Senator Jay Rockefeller (Democrat-W.Va.) and the good folks at the New York Times, apparently have nothing better to do than worry about terrorists’ rights. (Source)

By the way, according to a recent FOX News poll, “1 in 5 Democrats thinks the world will be better off if America loses the war in Iraq”. Not that we question their patriotism or anything.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Peru today and met with leaders and military officials.

And the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen and General David Petraeus met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Iraq.

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island


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KEYWORDS: detainees; gates; maliki; memo; memos; mullen; petraeus; presidentbush; sanityisland; terrorism; torture; wot
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To: silent_jonny

You are a very very good artist and I am so appreciative of the drawing you did of me as yet I have not found a suitable frame for it but I have it a very safe place and soon as I find one I will get it framed and take a photo of it so you can see the finished article.

I thank you so much for it and also of course of the great one of the VP.


61 posted on 10/05/2007 7:11:32 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: silent_jonny

I wondered that as well. I wonder if the President has to sit for this I never read anywhere that it did but I would have thought to get the likeness as good as that it might have had to.


62 posted on 10/05/2007 7:12:42 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: EmilyGeiger

Another long time doser great to see you all tonight.


63 posted on 10/05/2007 7:13:47 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: Kaslin

AWWW, those are special. I’m going to use that first one for my goodnight signature. THANK YOU, Kas. Just what I’ve been looking for.


64 posted on 10/05/2007 7:16:09 PM PDT by kitkat (I refuse to let the DUers chase me off FR.)
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To: snugs

I think it is everone’s favorite tie he wears


65 posted on 10/05/2007 7:17:33 PM PDT by Kaslin (The Surge has worked and the li(e)berals know it)
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To: kitkat

You’re welcome. I thought you would like them


66 posted on 10/05/2007 7:18:46 PM PDT by Kaslin (The Surge has worked and the li(e)berals know it)
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To: silent_jonny; snugs; Kaslin; kitkat; shield; LUV W; Purple Mountains Maj; STARWISE; ...

THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH:
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THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE . . .

President George W Bush:
“The American people expect their government to take action to protect them from further attack. And that’s exactly what this government is doing, and that’s exactly what we’ll continue to do.”

You can read the entire transcript here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071005-2.html
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THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US PROSPEROUS . . .

Job View Brightens On Growth In Sept. — And August Too
By Kirk Shinkle

Friday’s stronger-than-expected jobs report show a recession is likely off the table, propelling stocks to record highs.

The U.S. economy added 110,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department said, a little higher than expected.

The real bright spot came in the form of revisions to August numbers. Labor says job rolls swelled by 89,000 in August after initially reporting a 4,000-job drop. That was the first decline in four years.

The jobless rate rose to 4.7% in September from 4.6%, but that was due to workers rejoining the job hunt.

“The job situation in America is holding its own,” said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services. “It turns out the decline in August was a fluke.”

Wages rose handily too, with average hourly earnings soaring 0.4%. Year over year, they rose 4.1%, the most since February.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20071005/bs_ibd_ibd/2007105feature;_ylt=Ao2QX4j_f_kYh4oJaj2dSh6ffbcF

US Budget Deficit Drops to $161 Billion
By ANDREW TAYLOR,AP
Posted: 2007-10-05 18:50:56

WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government registered a budget deficit of $161 billion for the just-completed fiscal year, the Congressional Budget office estimated Friday.

The 2007 deficit figure represents considerable improvement over the $248 billion deficit posted last year. It’s even smaller when compared to the size of the economy - the measure deemed most important by economists.

At 1.2 percent of gross domestic product, the fiscal picture is the best it’s been since 2001, the last year the government ran a budget surplus.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/us-budget-deficit-drops-to-161-billion/n20071005185009990012?ecid=RSS0001


67 posted on 10/05/2007 7:20:42 PM PDT by DrDeb
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To: Kaslin

Lovely cat photos.


68 posted on 10/05/2007 7:24:47 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: snugs

Thanks, sorry it’s been sporadic posting on my part. I’ve missed you all. :) How are you? Well, I hope.


69 posted on 10/05/2007 7:25:06 PM PDT by EmilyGeiger
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To: radiohead; silent_jonny
People at work asked me the same as several of them wanted ones done of their family members. If you were local I think I could have given you at least a couple of commissions.
70 posted on 10/05/2007 7:26:02 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: ConorMacNessa

Or as we say in Britain a prawn - will do.


71 posted on 10/05/2007 7:29:30 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: Kaslin

Apart from our orange dosers :o)


72 posted on 10/05/2007 7:30:09 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: EmilyGeiger

I am fine


73 posted on 10/05/2007 7:30:54 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: DrDeb

He will never get credit for how well this country is being
run and for the fact that we’ve not been attacked again!

But....we know...and we DO thank him...and his administration!

God bless them all!


74 posted on 10/05/2007 7:31:04 PM PDT by luvie (Friendship is neither a contest nor a race. What matters is the feeling involved. <3)
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To: LUV W

Amen


75 posted on 10/05/2007 7:32:24 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: snugs

Hi, Snugs :) I stepped away from the computer for a bit.


76 posted on 10/05/2007 7:35:20 PM PDT by silent_jonny (Buddy)
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To: snugs

I would very much like a prawn - when I lived in Taiwan we used to get huge succulent prawns unlike anything I have ever seen since - they were so much larger than what we refer to as shrimp that I thought they were a differant species.


77 posted on 10/05/2007 7:35:58 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: snugs

Good evening, Snugs!

It is very frustrating knowing that we have the best economy in recent history and yet the pundits still moan and
groan that our president doesn’t do enough.

Hope you and your dad have a lovely weekend!


78 posted on 10/05/2007 7:37:04 PM PDT by luvie (Friendship is neither a contest nor a race. What matters is the feeling involved. <3)
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To: silent_jonny

***The eyes on that statue do seem to follow you .... almost the same way that Spot’s eyes follow you when you’re in the kitchen ;)***

That’s BRILLIANT, Jonny. I never thought of a wax replica of Spot. Are you planning to make it soon? I don’t think he should travel with his crown, though. I’ll insure it and send it to you via messenger.

Hey, Spot. Guess where you’re going?


79 posted on 10/05/2007 7:38:38 PM PDT by kitkat (I refuse to let the DUers chase me off FR.)
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To: radiohead; snugs
Thank you both. This is me right now:

:)

80 posted on 10/05/2007 7:39:09 PM PDT by silent_jonny (Buddy)
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