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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

[Kate of Spice Island]

hey

[tajgirvan]

Hi

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Dose going up please wait for the all clear before posting or reposting any photos or graphics

[Kate of Spice Island]

my husband would like a Cuisinart four slice stainless steel...

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President Bush walks from the Oval Office to make comments about the fires in California, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, before leaving the White House for a visit to the fire ravaged areas of California.

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

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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.

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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.

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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 waves from the top of the stairway leading to Air Force One upon his arrival to visit areas devastated by the Southern California wildfires Thursday Oct. 25, 2007 in San Diego.

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

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President Bush, left, followed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, walks through a burnout home during a tour of damage done by the California wildfires, Thursday, Oct. 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.

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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.

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Jessica Kastner pulls laundry, that was not burnt, out of the washer of her home in the Rancho Bernardo neighborhood of San Diego, California, October 25, 2007.

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 greets firefighters at Kit Carson Park in Escondido, California, which is the base camp for firefighters battling wild fires in San Diego County, October 25, 2007.

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.

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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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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger plays with his son Christopher as they wait for U.S. President George W. Bush, who was greeting emergency workers, while touring areas affected by wildfires around San Diego, California October 25, 2007.

President George W. Bush, joined by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, visits firefighters after touring the Rancho Bernardo area,San Diego, commenting on additional aid being provided to California,Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.

Fire officials and politicians meet President George W. Bush at the Witch Fire Incident Base Command Operations Center at Kit Carson Park in Escondido, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007. From left are San Diego Sheriff Bill Kolender, Chief Ruben Grijalva of the CDF, Congressman Brian Bilbray, Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Bush, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Adjutant General William Wade of the California National Guard, and San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders.

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President Bush reaches out to Kimber Fowler (R), who lost her home to wildfires, as the president and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) visit with evacuated residents at the Rancho Bernardo Community Center in the Rancho Bernardo neighborhood of San Diego, October 25, 2007.

President George W. Bush, center, meets Phil Aguigui and Luvelle Jaime and their daughter Kiara at the Rancho Bernardo Community Center which is a resource center for victims of the recent fires, Oct. 25, 2007, in San Diego.

President Bush waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.

[luvie]

Great Photo of the Day, Snugs!

I am glad he visited the devastation. His compassion will
be felt by the ones who have been displaced. It’s been a
horror out there.

Thanks for your hard work...and for Sanity Island!

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson arrive to announce new economic sanctions against Iran, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2-007, at the State Department in Washington.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, announces new sanctions against Iran, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, at the State Department in Washington.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Iraq.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice takes an oath before testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington October 25, 2007.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, prior to testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Iraq.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Iraq.