Posted on 10/25/2007 8:57:53 PM PDT by snugs
Today the President travelled to California to see first hand the devastation caused by the wild fires.
The First Lady continued her trip to middle east to promote cancer awareness and co-operation amongst middle eastern countries.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced new economic sanctions against Iran during remarks at the State Department
Secretary Rice also testified on Capitol Hill before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Iraq.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates attended a NATO-Russia defense ministers meeting in Noordwijk , the Netherlands.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
QUOTE OF THE DAY
resident Bush Tours Fire Damaged Southern California
Rancho Bernardo Neighborhood
San Diego, California
THE PRESIDENT: The Senator and the Congressman and the Governor and I have come up here to survey firsthand the terrible devastations done by the fires here in the San Diego area. We've met the Jeffcoats, who came up this hill, and went to what was their home. And we know how tough it is for you; 39 years of marriage -- that's something that you didn't think you'd be dealing with after all this time. So we want to let you know that the American people care for people like you who are suffering. We appreciate your spirit; we really do. I think all of us who met you were very impressed by your determination to deal with this tough moment in your life, and rebuild your lives.
To the extent that people need help from the federal government, we will help. I am here, really, to make sure that the federal effort works hand-in-glove with what the Governor has been doing. The Governor has taken the lead down here, and he's done a fine job. The thing I like about Governor Schwarzenegger, he says, you show me a problem, I'll charge it; if you show me a hill, I'll go up it -- and that's exactly what he's done.
And my job is to make sure that FEMA and the Defense Department and the Interior Department and Ag Department respond in a way that helps people get the job done. And that's what I'm here to listen to.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
President George W. Bush meets Kiara Jaime and her mother Luvelle (R), lost her home to wildfires, as the president visits evacuated residents at the Rancho Bernardo Community Center in the Rancho Bernardo neighborhood of San Diego, October 25, 2007
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President George W. Bush (L) walks from the Oval Office of the White House as Vice President Dick Cheney is pictured inside, in Washington, October 25, 2007
President George W. Bush walks on the South Lawn of the White House before making remarks to the press on the California wildfires in Washington, October 25, 2007
President Bush makes comments about the fires in California, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, as he leaves the White House for a visit to the fire ravaged areas of California.
President Bush waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007. Bush is traveling to California to view the damage done by the recent wildfires.
Marine One helicopter, with President Bush aboard, takes an aerial tour of the California wildfires, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, near San Diego, Calif.
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President Bush accepts a gift from Col. Christopher E. O'Connor, left, upon Bush's arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to visit areas devastated by the Southern California wildfires, Thursday Oct. 25, 2007 in San Diego.
President George W. Bush's motorcade enters southbound Interstate-15 in Escondido, California, October 25, 2007.
Spectators watch as U.S. President George W. Bush's motorcade enters southbound Interstate-15 in Escondido, California, October 25, 2007
President George W. Bush stands amid the rubble as he hugs Kendra Jeffcoat, whose home was destroyed by wildfires, around San Diego, California October 25, 2007
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President George W. Bush (R) kisses Kendra Jeffcoat whose home was destroyed by wildfires near San Deigo, California October 25, 2007. Firefighters gained the upper hand on nearly all of the California wildfires on Thursday as winds died down after five days battling 20 fires from the mountains north of Los Angeles down to the Mexican border.
President Bush, right, meets with Jay Jeffcoate, left, and his wife Kendra Jeffcoate, second from left, after visiting the remains of their home that was damage by the California wildfires, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in San Diego. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is second from right.
President Bush, second from right, accompanies Jay Jeffcoate, third from right, and Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Calif., left, as they walk past the front entrance of what remains of the Jeffcoate's home during a tour of damage done by the California wildfires, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in San Diego, Calif.
A staircase is all that is left standing as U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd R) tours a home that was destroyed by wildfires in San Diego, California October 25, 2007. At right is the owner of the home, Jay Jeffcoat. At left are Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
President George W. Bush reaches out to Kendra Jeffcoat (2nd L) and her husband Jay Jeffcoat (L) during a statement to the media after touring the remains of their home which was destroyed by wildfires as U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) watches in San Diego, California October 25, 2007.
President Bush, right, walks through the burntout remains of a home during a tour, with Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Calif., second from left, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, fourth from left, and others, of damage done by the California wildfires, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in San Diego, CA.
Walking arm-in-arm amid the rubble, U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) tour a San Deigo neighborhood destroyed by wildfires in California October 25, 2007.
F rom left, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., President Bush, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Calif., walk past a home that was damage by the California wildfires, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in San Diego, CA.
A motorcade vehicle is parked in front of a burned out home as U.S. President George W. Bush tours areas damaged by wildfires near San Diego, California October 25, 2007.
Members of Secret Service stand under a burnt tree as President Bush, not shown, toured a neighbor that suffered damage by the California wildfires, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in San Diego, CA.
President George W. Bush(L) tours the remnants of a destroyed home with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, after it was hit by a wildfire in San Diego, California.
President George W. Bush (L) and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger walk towards the microphones to speak after touring areas affected by the wildfires around San Diego, California October 25, 2007
President George W. Bush (C) speaks after touring areas affected by the wildfires around San Diego, California October 25, 2007. Flanking Bush are California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator David Paulison.
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President Bush sits down with fire fighters at Kit Carson Park, a staging area for crews fighting the California wildfires, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 in Escondido, Calif.
President George W. Bush meets with firefighters at Kit Carson Park in Escondido, Calif., which is base camp for firefighters fighting fires in San Diego County on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.
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