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Quote of the Day:

President Bush: I'm sure you've heard that, well, we need more money in Washington; therefore, we're going to raise your taxes. Of course it's disguised by saying, we're only going to tax rich people -- but that's not the way it works. Rich people tend to hire lawyers and accountants, and you get stuck with the bill. We don't need more money. We need to prioritize your money. We need to be wise about how we spend your money.

Raising taxes in a time of economic uncertainty would be bad for the economy and it would be bad for our people. I believe we ought to trust Americans to spend their money. I mean, the truth of the matter is you can spend it more wisely than the government can.

Photos of the Day:

President George W. Bush gets up close and personal with a child as he arrived Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at Eggtc., a home-style restaurant in Kansas City, where he met local business leaders over breakfast.

First lady Laura Bush and her daughter Barbara, right, watch as the Heart Truth Red Dress Fall 2008 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York

[Kaslin]

Hi

[Earthdweller]

Hi !

[tajgirvan]

hi

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Dose Ping!

Prayer requested for swmobuffalo’s husband

swmobuffalo posted this today:

FYI, my husband has come through the surgery ok but we’ve a long road ahead. His heart was in far worse shape than we ever thought and the doctor could only do 3 of the bypasses to the major arteries. The lesser ones in the back of the heart were in too bad a shape.

Thank you all for your prayers.

Please Pray for President Bush

Please wait for the "All Clear" before posting or reposting pictures and graphics.

[tajgirvan]

Thank you for the Dose today! Have a great weekend.

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President George W. Bush meets with local business leaders at breakfast Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo. The President met the group before continuing on to Hallmark Cards, Inc., where he delivered a statement on the economy

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President George W. Bush walks past Hallmark comic character "Maxine" (L) as he tours the Hallmark Card headquarters and visitors' center in Kansas City February 1, 2008.

With Hallmark visitor center’s director Rosemary Arroyo.

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President George W. Bush shakes hands with employee Jim Wheatley as he tours Hallmark Card headquarters and visitors' center in Kansas City February 1, 2008.

President Bush, stops to meet with Hallmark employee Rick Eisel, right, during his tour of Hallmark Card Inc., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo.

President Bush: I got to see Hallmark cards being made, and the fella kindly made me one that said, "For your daughters." It was sweet, but it just didn't have any warning in there about how to conduct myself for the upcoming wedding. (Laughter.)

[luvie]

Wonderful photos of the day. Love to see the president with
children. He loves them!

Love to see Laura anytime! :D

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President Bush: I am still trying to recover from the kindergarten experience. (Laughter.) I mean, you talk about sapping a person's energy. (Laughter.) But it was a fabulous experience.

President George W. Bush talks with children from Horizon Elementary School as he tours Hallmark Card headquarters and visitors' center in Kansas City February 1, 2008.

President George W. Bush talks with children from Horizon Elementary School as he tours Hallmark Card headquarters and visitors' center in Kansas City February 1, 2008. The children are (L-R): Eli Lockhart, 6; Alex Harris, 6; and Brianna Parker, 5.

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President Bush meets with children at the Kaleidoscope activity center during his tour of Hallmark Card Inc., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo

President Bush, center, with Eli Lockhart, left, and Alex Harris, right, both 6-years-old, as he visits the Kaleidoscope Creative Center during a tour of Hallmark Cards Inc., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo

President Bush, center, sits down to makes a hand-made card with Emily Mills, 5-1/2, from Horizon Elementary in Shawnee, Kansas, during his tour of Hallmark Card Inc., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo

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President George W. Bush is greeted upon arrival at Hallmark Cards, Inc., in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, where he delivered a statement on the economy.

President George W. Bush pauses to talk Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, with Eli Lockhart, left, and Alex Harris, both 6 years old, at the Kaleidoscope Creative Center at Hallmark Cards, Inc., in Kansas City, Mo.

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President George W. Bush delivers a statement on the economy during his stop Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Mo.

President Bush: I'm here in Kansas City for a couple reasons. One, I do want to spend a little time on the economy. I had breakfast this morning with entrepreneurs, small business owners; I want to find out what's on their mind. I'll tell you that there's a sense of optimism I was pleased to hear. People are confident about the future -- at least, these business owners were -- and they should be. Interest rates are low, inflation is low, productivity is high. But there are certainly some troubling signs. There are serious signs that the economy is weakening and that we got to do something about it.

… The government can help. The Federal Housing Administration has got the capacity to help refinance homes, and they need to expand the authority of the FHA to do it. And Congress needs to get that bill passed. I mean, this will be a positive step toward helping people stay in homes. And that's what we want to do.

See, you notice, I'm not saying we're going to bail out the lenders -- we're going to help the individual person be able to keep their home. It's in the interest of the country we do that.

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Great photos of the day Jonny

[snugs]

Thanks for the dose

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President Bush speaks on the state of the economy during an address to employees at Hallmark Card Inc., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo

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Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto: ... the President will sign the Presidential Proclamation in honor of American Heart History Month here at the hotel ...

The President will be accompanied by Joyce Cullen as he signs the proclamation. As a reminder, Joyce Cullen is someone who heard Mrs. Bush, she was here some time ago and saw coverage of her event to a local hospital talking about the importance of women getting treated for heart disease, recognized that she had some of the symptoms that Mrs. Bush was bringing to the attention of women across the country, and went and had herself checked. And she actually suffered a heart attack at the hospital, where she was able to be treated, and had surgery and she's in good health today. So we're happy to have her here with the President today.

President Bush, accompanied by Joyce Cullen, a heart disease survivor, gestures as he speaks prior to signing the Presidential Proclamation in honor of American Heart Month, Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, during a ceremony in Kansas City, Mo

President Bush: Joyce, thank you for joining me. Joyce is here to join me as I sign a proclamation declaring February American Heart Month.

Part of the reason she is here is because she understands what Laura understands, and what a lot of Americans are coming to understand, is that heart disease is the number one killer of both women and men, and that through awareness of this disease, people are more likely to be able to recognize symptoms and deal with it …

People need to have screenings and checkups; people need to live healthy lives, to exercise and no tobacco. In other words, the decisions we make will affect whether or not our hearts remain strong.

And so I want to thank you for being a strong leader in the campaign for awareness. And so it's my honor, Joyce, to join you in -- as you watch me sign this proclamation declaring February American Heart Month.

(The proclamation is signed.)

Thank you for being here. Thank you all.

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President George W. Bush sits next to heart disease survivor Joyce Cullen while signing the Presidential Proclamation in honor of American Heart Month in Kansas City February 1, 2008

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President George W. Bush shakes the hand of Joyce Cullen, a heart disease survivor, after signing the Presidential Proclamation in Honor of American Heart Month Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo.

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President Bush waves prior to boarding Air Force One, Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo. as he headed back to Washington