A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 10-10-07

WhiteHouse.gov & other sources ^ | 10-10-07

[silent_jonny]

In a statement this morning at the White House, President Bush again urged Congress to make the Protect America Act permanent. The Act, which modernizes the outdated 1978 FISA laws and strengthens the United States’ ability to collect foreign intelligence on terrorists overseas, is set to expire this February. “The problem is the threat to America is not going to expire in February.”(Transcript)

The president also warned Congress to oppose the Armenian genocide resolution, which the Democrats are choosing to make an issue of now, 92 years after the fact. “This resolution is not the right response to these historic mass killings”.

Press Secretary Dana Perino: One thing the President has done every year since he got here is issue a presidential message. This year it was on April 24, 2007 (Presidential Message: Honoring Memory of 1.5 Million Armenian Lives Lost During Ottoman Empire)

… [The president has] made it clear how we feel about the Armenian people, and understands the heartache and frustration that they feel about what happened in 1915.

…The United States House of Representatives has a lot of business before it, including passing any of our -- or getting conferees appointed to the appropriations bills so that we can actually get the budget underway. So there's a lot of work that they could be doing rather than this. (Transcript)

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates also urged Congress to oppose the resolution in a joint statement this morning at the White House.

More background on the resolution here.

Secretary Gates later spoke at the United States Army 2007 annual meeting in Washington. (Article)

And this afternoon, President Bush participated in the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in the White House Rose Garden. (Transcript)

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

[silent_jonny]

Quote of the Day:

President Bush: Congress and the President have no higher responsibility than protecting the American people from enemies who attacked our country -- and who want to do so again. Terrorists in faraway lands are plotting and planning new ways to kill Americans. The security of our country and the safety of our citizens depend on learning about their plans. The Protect America Act is a vital tool in stopping the terrorists -- and it would be a grave mistake for Congress [Democrats] to weaken this tool.

Photo of the Day:

President Bush gives a thumbs up as he walks to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007, after being asked what he thought of a recent editorial the first lady Laura Bush wrote about Myanmar.

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[altura]

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I got started late tonight, so the photos might be slow getting posted. Please be patient with me :)

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And another one

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Thanks for the dose

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President George W. Bush walks from the Oval Office to speak about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act at the White House in Washington October 10, 2007.

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No problem Jonny I know the feeling life gets in the way

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Hi, Snugs :) How are you this evening?

[Kaslin]

Thanks for the ping

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Yep :)

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President George W. Bush walks from the Oval Office to make a statement on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act at the White House in Washington October 10, 2007.

[Kaslin]

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Hello Jonny!
Great P O T D
& Thanks as ever & always... for The Dose, on Your Days etc...!

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President Bush makes a statement outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007.