Posted on 02/14/2007 2:43:28 PM PST by onyx
President Bush held a news conference this morning in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007.
The entire text of his remarks and the Q & A session, complete with a video link can be found here. I might add, the text is really worth reading in its entirety. I will post a couple of highlights, including the smackdown of one particularly obnoxious reporter.
After a luncheon with SoD Gates, President Bush greeted and met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the Oval Office of the White House. The text of their remarks can be read here.
I've listened to a lot of voices; people in my administration heard a lot of voices. We weighed every option. I concluded that to step back from the fight in Baghdad would have disastrous consequences for people in America. That's the conclusion I came to. It's the conclusion members of my staff came to. It's the conclusion that a lot in the military came to.
And the reason why I say "disastrous consequences," the Iraqi government could collapse, chaos would spread, there would be a vacuum, into the vacuum would flow more extremists, more radicals, people who have stated intent to hurt our people. I believe that success in Baghdad will have success in helping us secure the homeland.
Photos of the Day
Barney watches as Miss Beazley gives a "kiss" to Kitty, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, as the White House pets pose for a Valentine's Day portrait at the White House. White House photo by Paul Morse
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President Bush arrives for his news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President Bush answers a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House February 14, 2007. (Jim Bourg/Reuters)
First place
St. Valentine's Day
President Bush gestures during a news conference, explaining his positions for the umpteenth time to reporters (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President Bush listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President Bush listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
A smiling President Bush. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
LOL -- I see that! Congratulations ((( GEM )))
Well hello all. Nice to get here at the beginning. Today was such a good day for our President.
President Bush exits at the conclusion of a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President Bush smiles as he exits at the conclusion of a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
And it was a total accident -- I was away from the 'puter, wanted to check something else -- and there you were with Ze Dose, onyx!
Add to my shock the "hang time" I get when replying to posts, hitting POST and waiting and waiting till it "takes" on the forum ... heart attack material.
Thanks for today's edition, onyx.
President Bush, right, meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Bush, right, meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Bush, right, shares a laugh with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Bush, speaks to reporters during his meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Congratulations!!!
Happy Valentine's Day!!
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thank you all very much. Thank you, John, and I appreciate the warm welcome and the chance to be here today with all of you. I especially want to welcome everybody from out of town. It's good to be here. The streets are kind of bad outside, but I guess you're all staying in the hotel, so that wasn't a worry for all of you. But the good news is, the federal government's shut down today. (Laughter.) So everybody's safe. (Laughter.) Just consider this your Valentine's Day present. (Laughter.)
The full text of his remarks and the Q & A exchange can be read HERE.
Vice President Dick Cheney answers a question from the audience after delivering remarks on trade and the economy to the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C, Wednesday, February 14, 2007.
Vice President Dick Cheney addresses the National Association of Manufacturers breakfast in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Here! I was busy elsewhere! Congrats GretchenM!
Wonderful pictures, friend of mine!!!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, and unidentified others, are seen prior to a meeting a the State Department in Washington, Wednesday Feb. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/ Stephen J. Boitano)
OH MY GOODNESS, that Valentine's photo of the First Pets is just beyond PRECIOUS! I have been waiting and waiting to get another toaster so I could use one of the several presidential photos I just love, but what to do NOW?
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