[silent_jonny]

Quote of the Day:

President Bush: This bill will help our intelligence professionals learn who the terrorists are talking to, what they're saying, and what they're planning. It will ensure that those companies whose assistance is necessary to protect the country will, themselves, be protected from lawsuits for past or future cooperation with the government. It will uphold our most solemn obligation as officials of the federal government to protect the American people.

Photos of the Day:

President George W. Bush walks out of the Oval Office to make a statement on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reform legislation in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on July 9, 2008. The Senate just passed a bill expanding legal authority for electronic wiretaps by spy agencies, handing another victory to President George W. Bush after a standoff over anti-terror strategy.

Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a discussion with Junior 8 (J8) members during her visit to the Lake Toya Visitors Center Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

God bless our First Lady

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[maica]

Are you the first person to post photos from both sides of the dateline for the same date? Seeing a photo of the President at the White House on July 9th, and the First Lady in Hokkaido on July 9th, is weird, until we realize that we must be reading about two different days. The world is so tiny these days! Its almost like the President came home on a space shuttle, anything else would be too slow.